D&RGW Rail Trail
7.3 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 2 hr 28 min
D&RGW Rail Trail is a 7.3-mile out-and-back near Kum-Li Meadows, UT. It is mostly level, with 54 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
7.3 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 2 hr 28 min
Elevation 4,222–4,270 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 40.96517, -111.89410
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 SE.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Legacy Parkway Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto D&RGW Rail Trail, heading N.
- 2.6 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Haight Creek Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto D&RGW Rail Trail, heading W.
- 2.6 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Legacy Parkway Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 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 0.6 mi in (~14 min). Leave by 7:21 PM for the 7:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:24 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from this trailhead
- Legacy Parkway Trail 3.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Legacy Parkway Trail 3.2 mi · ▲ 28 ft
- Legacy Parkway Trail 3.2 mi · ▲ 28 ft
- Legacy Parkway Trail 6.7 mi · ▲ 28 ft
- Legacy Parkway Trail 6.7 mi · ▲ 28 ft
- D&RGW Rail Trail 6.8 mi · ▲ 54 ft
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