D&RGW Rail Trail

10.2 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 3 hr 27 min

D&RGW Rail Trail is a 10.2-mile out-and-back near Oakridge Farms, UT. It is mostly level, with 109 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi4,223 – 4,282 ft11.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Haight Creek Trail 40.99268, -111.92870
Nearest town Oakridge Farms, UT

Directions

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D&RGW Rail Trail

10.2 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 3 hr 27 min

Elevation 4,222–4,280 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Haight Creek Trail · 40.99268, -111.92870

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:57 PM

  1. Start on Haight Creek Trail, heading NW.
  2. 0.3 miBear right, heading NE.
  3. 0.1 miTurn right onto D&RGW Rail Trail, heading E.
  4. 2.6 miTurn left, heading S.
  5. 0.5 miTurn left onto Legacy Parkway Trail, heading NE.
  6. 1.2 miTurn left onto Farmington Creek Trail, heading N.
  7. 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
  8. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  9. 0.5 miTurn right onto Legacy Parkway Trail, heading W.
  10. 1.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  11. 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
  12. 150 ftContinue straight onto D&RGW Rail Trail, heading W.
  13. 2.6 miTurn left, heading NW.
  14. 0.1 miBear left onto Haight Creek Trail, heading NW.
  15. 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 surface

95% paved5% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:58 AMSunset 7:57 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 7:34 PM for the 7:57 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:16 PM — 10 min before dark.

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