D&RGW Rail Trail
6.6 mi · ▲ 56 ft · 2 hr 14 min
D&RGW Rail Trail is a 6.6-mile out-and-back near Oakridge Country Club Estates, UT. It is mostly level, with 56 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
6.6 mi · ▲ 56 ft · 2 hr 14 min
Elevation 4,215–4,270 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: D&RGW Rail Trail · 40.97780, -111.91123
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 471 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on D&RGW Rail Trail, heading NW.
- 1.5 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Haight Creek Trail, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 1 miSharp right, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Great Salt Lake Shoreline Trail, heading N.
- 250 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 250 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Haight Creek Trail, heading E.
- 150 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto D&RGW Rail Trail, heading E.
- 1.3 miArrive 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 1.9 mi in (~47 min). Leave by 6:49 PM for the 7:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:57 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: 100 N @ 1059 W stop 471 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from D&RGW Rail Trail Trailhead
- D&RGW Rail Trail 3.1 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- D&RGW Rail Trail 3.2 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- D&RGW Rail Trail 3.7 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- D&RGW Rail Trail 3.7 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Haight Creek Trail via D&RGW Rail Trail 4 mi · ▲ 57 ft
- D&RGW Rail Trail 6.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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