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D&RGW Rail Trail

11.5 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 3 hr 51 min

D&RGW Rail Trail is an 11.5-mile out-and-back near Quail Run, UT. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi4,216 – 4,269 ft12.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Legacy Parkway Trail 40.98671, -111.90361
Nearest town Quail Run, UT
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D&RGW Rail Trail

11.5 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 3 hr 51 min

Elevation 4,215–4,270 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Legacy Parkway Trail · 40.98671, -111.90361

Weather Sep 5: Clear, high 90°F / low 70° · precip 1% · wind 12 mph · sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:55 PM

Transit-accessible: Farmington stop 71 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 300 ftContinue straight onto Legacy Parkway Trail, heading SE.
  3. 1.7 miTurn right, heading S.
  4. 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  6. 0.5 miTurn right, heading NW.
  7. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  8. 1 miTurn right onto Buffalo Ranch Trail, heading W.
  9. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  10. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
  11. 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
  12. 500 ftBear right, heading W.
  13. 0.2 miBear right onto Great Salt Lake Shoreline Trail, heading N.
  14. 250 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  15. 250 ftBear left, heading N.
  16. 0.2 miSharp left, heading S.
  17. 1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  18. 0.5 miTurn right onto Haight Creek Trail, heading E.
  19. 200 ftBear right, heading E.
  20. 0.1 miTurn right onto D&RGW Rail Trail, heading E.
  21. 2.7 miTurn left, heading S.
  22. 0.5 miTurn left onto Legacy Parkway Trail, heading E.
  23. 1.5 miArrive 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-19-km-9ea9

Trail surface

91% paved2% gravel7% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 90°F70°
Precip1%Wind12 mphUV7Humidity20%
Rained 0.3″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperature
90°70°
Sunrise 6:59 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:55 PM
Sun 85°61° 34%
Mon 72°57° 53%
Tue 82°54°
Wed 89°62°
Thu 85°69° 18%
Fri 90°65° 18%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~5 min). Leave by 7:31 PM for the 7:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:15 PM — 9 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Farmington stop 71 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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