D&RGW Rail Trail
6.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 2 min
D&RGW Rail Trail is a 6.1-mile out-and-back near Kum-Li Meadows, UT. It is mostly level, with 0 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
6.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 2 min
Elevation 4,215–4,236 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 40.96812, -111.90528
Weather Sep 5: Clear, high 90°F / low 70° · precip 1% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:55 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 200 ftTurn right onto D&RGW Rail Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 1 miTurn right onto Buffalo Ranch Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
- 500 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Great Salt Lake Shoreline Trail, heading NW.
- 250 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 300 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 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.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftArrive 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 0.2 mi in (~6 min). Leave by 7:29 PM for the 7:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:17 PM — 7 min before dark.
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- D&RGW Rail Trail Loop 6.7 mi · ▲ 27 ft
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