D&RGW Rail Trail
8 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 2 hr 42 min
D&RGW Rail Trail is an 8-mile out-and-back near Oakridge Country Club Estates, UT. It is mostly level, with 55 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
8 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 2 hr 42 min
Elevation 4,215–4,286 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 6:59 AM · sunset 7:55 PM
Transit-accessible: 100 N @ 1059 W stop 755 m from the trailhead
- Start on Buffalo Ranch Trail - East Section, heading E.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto D&RGW Rail Trail, heading NW.
- 1.8 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Haight Creek Trail, heading W.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 1 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 E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto D&RGW Rail Trail, heading SE.
- 1.1 miContinue straight onto Buffalo Ranch Trail - East Section, heading NW.
- 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~31 min). Leave by 7:05 PM for the 7:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:42 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: 100 N @ 1059 W stop 755 m from the trailhead
More from Buffalo Ranch Trail - East Section Trailhead
- D&RGW Rail Trail 3.7 mi · ▲ 27 ft
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