AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Davis County Fairgrounds

D&RGW Rail Trail & Farmington Creek Trail

9.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 3 hr 14 min

D&RGW Rail Trail & Farmington Creek Trail is a 9.7-mile out-and-back in Davis County Fairgrounds near Kum-Li Meadows, UT. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi4,213 – 4,239 ft10.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Farmington Creek Trail 40.97730, -111.90600
Nearest town Kum-Li Meadows, UT
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D&RGW Rail Trail & Farmington Creek Trail

9.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 3 hr 14 min

Elevation 4,214–4,238 ft

Out & Back · Davis County Fairgrounds

Trailhead: Farmington Creek Trail · 40.97730, -111.90600

Weather Sep 4: Mostly clear, high 90°F / low 68° · precip 1% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:57 PM

Transit-accessible: 100 N @ 873 W stop 525 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Farmington Creek Trail, heading S.
  2. 0.1 miTurn left onto D&RGW Rail Trail, heading SW.
  3. 0.9 miTurn left, heading S.
  4. 3.7 miTurn right onto Onion Parkway Trail, heading SW.
  5. 50 ftTurn left onto D&RGW Rail Trail, heading SW.
  6. 0.2 miReach Farmington Creek Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.2 miTurn right onto Onion Parkway Trail, heading N.
  8. 50 ftTurn left onto D&RGW Rail Trail, heading N.
  9. 3.6 miTurn left, heading N.
  10. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  11. 0.9 miTurn right, heading NW.
  12. 250 ftContinue straight onto Farmington Creek Trail, heading NW.
  13. 250 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-16-km-74a4

Trail surface

97% paved2% dirt1% unspecified

Weather

Mostly clearTemperature 90°F68°
Precip1%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity17%
Rained 0.1″ 6 days ago
Hourly temperature
90°65°
Sunrise 6:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:57 PM
Sat 90°69°
Sun 85°61° 34%
Mon 72°56° 54%
Tue 80°53°
Wed 88°60°
Thu 80°62° 19%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~24 min). Leave by 7:13 PM for the 7:57 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:37 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: 100 N @ 873 W stop 525 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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