AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

D&RGW Rail Trail

7.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 22 min

D&RGW Rail Trail is a 7.1-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.

Elevation

0 mi4,216 – 4,239 ft7.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: D&RGW Rail Trail 40.97522, -111.90889
Nearest town Kum-Li Meadows, UT
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D&RGW Rail Trail

7.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 22 min

Elevation 4,215–4,238 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: D&RGW Rail Trail · 40.97522, -111.90889

Weather Sep 5: Clear, high 90°F / low 70° · precip 1% · wind 12 mph · sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:55 PM

Transit-accessible: 100 N @ 1059 W stop 766 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on D&RGW Rail Trail, heading SE.
  2. 0.9 miTurn right, heading SE.
  3. 0.5 miTurn right, heading NW.
  4. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  5. 1 miTurn right onto Buffalo Ranch Trail, heading W.
  6. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  7. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
  8. 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
  9. 500 ftBear right, heading W.
  10. 0.2 miBear right onto Great Salt Lake Shoreline Trail, heading N.
  11. 300 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  12. 250 ftBear left, heading N.
  13. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  14. 500 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  15. 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
  16. 0.4 miTurn right onto Buffalo Ranch Trail, heading SE.
  17. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  18. 1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  19. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  20. 0.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
  21. 150 ftContinue straight onto D&RGW Rail Trail, heading SE.
  22. 0.8 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/d-rgw-rail-trail-out-back-11-km-376f

Trail surface

79% paved5% gravel16% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 90°F70°
Precip1%Wind12 mphUV7Humidity20%
Rained 0.1″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperature
90°70°
Sunrise 6:59 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:55 PM
Sun 85°65° 34%
Mon 73°58° 54%
Tue 78°52°
Wed 88°62°
Thu 86°69° 19%
Fri 89°65° 19%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~17 min). Leave by 7:19 PM for the 7:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:28 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: 100 N @ 1059 W stop 766 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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