AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

D&RGW Rail Trail

8.2 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 2 hr 46 min

D&RGW Rail Trail is an 8.2-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.

Elevation

0 mi4,223 – 4,269 ft8.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.97591, -111.89805
Nearest town Kum-Li Meadows, UT
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D&RGW Rail Trail

8.2 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 2 hr 46 min

Elevation 4,222–4,270 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.97591, -111.89805

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:54 PM

Transit-accessible: State St @ 388 W stop 551 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 50 ftTurn right onto Legacy Parkway Trail, heading S.
  3. 0.9 miTurn right, heading SW.
  4. 0.5 miTurn right, heading NW.
  5. 150 ftContinue straight onto D&RGW Rail Trail, heading NW.
  6. 2.6 miTurn left, heading W.
  7. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  8. 2.7 miTurn left, heading S.
  9. 0.5 miTurn left onto Legacy Parkway Trail, heading NE.
  10. 0.9 miTurn left, heading N.
  11. 50 ftArrive 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-13-km-834f

Trail surface

100% paved

Weather

Sunrise 7:00 AMSunset 7:54 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 7:32 PM for the 7:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:11 PM — 11 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: State St @ 388 W stop 551 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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