D&RGW Rail Trail Loop
7.3 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 2 hr 27 min
D&RGW Rail Trail Loop is a 7.3-mile loop near Oakridge Farms, UT. It is mostly level, with 28 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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D&RGW Rail Trail Loop
7.3 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 2 hr 27 min
Elevation 4,215–4,290 ft
Loop
Trailhead: Haight Creek Trail · 40.99995, -111.92739
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 90°F / low 69° · precip 1% · wind 12 mph · sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:57 PM
- Start on Haight Creek Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto D&RGW Rail Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Haight Creek Trail, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 1 miBear left, heading S.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Buffalo Ranch Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto D&RGW Rail Trail, heading SE.
- 2.7 miTurn right onto Haight Creek Trail, heading N.
- 200 ftThe loop closes back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~19 min). Leave by 7:18 PM for the 7:57 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:33 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from Haight Creek Trail Trailhead
- Haight Creek Trail 3.5 mi · ▲ 30 ft
- D&RGW Rail Trail 4.1 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- D&RGW Rail Trail 4.1 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Haight Creek Trail 4.3 mi · ▲ 30 ft
- Buffalo Ranch Trail 4.4 mi · ▲ 30 ft
- D&RGW Rail Trail Loop 7.3 mi · ▲ 28 ft
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