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D&RGW Rail Trail

7.1 mi · ▲ 58 ft · 2 hr 24 min

D&RGW Rail Trail is a 7.1-mile out-and-back near Oakridge Country Club Estates, UT. It is mostly level, with 58 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi4,216 – 4,269 ft7.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Buffalo Ranch Trail - East Section 40.97726, -111.91691
Nearest town Oakridge Country Club Estates, UT
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D&RGW Rail Trail

7.1 mi · ▲ 58 ft · 2 hr 24 min

Elevation 4,215–4,270 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Buffalo Ranch Trail - East Section · 40.97726, -111.91691

Weather Sep 5: Clear, high 90°F / low 70° · precip 1% · wind 12 mph · sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:57 PM

Transit-accessible: 100 N @ 1059 W stop 755 m from the trailhead

  1. Start on Buffalo Ranch Trail - East Section, heading E.
  2. 0.3 miSharp left onto D&RGW Rail Trail, heading NW.
  3. 1.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  4. 0.1 miBear left onto Haight Creek Trail, heading W.
  5. 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  6. 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
  7. 1 miSharp right, heading S.
  8. 0.2 miBear right onto Great Salt Lake Shoreline Trail, heading N.
  9. 250 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  10. 250 ftBear left, heading N.
  11. 0.2 miSharp left, heading S.
  12. 1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  13. 0.5 miTurn right onto Haight Creek Trail, heading E.
  14. 150 ftBear right, heading E.
  15. 0.1 miTurn right onto D&RGW Rail Trail, heading NE.
  16. 1.4 miSharp right onto Buffalo Ranch Trail - East Section, heading SE.
  17. 0.1 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-3de9

Trail surface

93% paved6% gravel1% dirt

Weather

ClearTemperature 90°F70°
Precip1%Wind12 mphUV7Humidity20%
Rained 0.3″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperature
90°70°
Sunrise 6:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:57 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 2.2 mi in (~53 min). Leave by 6:44 PM for the 7:57 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:05 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: 100 N @ 1059 W stop 755 m from the trailhead

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