AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

D&RGW Rail Trail

11.8 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 3 hr 57 min

D&RGW Rail Trail is an 11.8-mile out-and-back near Oakridge Place, UT. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi4,216 – 4,272 ft12.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.99004, -111.90933
Nearest town Oakridge Place, UT
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D&RGW Rail Trail

11.8 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 3 hr 57 min

Elevation 4,215–4,273 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.99004, -111.90933

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:57 PM

Transit-accessible: Farmington Station (Bay D) stop 409 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 50 ftTurn right onto Legacy Parkway Trail, heading SE.
  3. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  4. 2 miTurn right, heading S.
  5. 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
  6. 150 ftContinue straight onto D&RGW Rail Trail, heading W.
  7. 2.6 miTurn left, heading NW.
  8. 0.1 miBear left onto Haight Creek Trail, heading W.
  9. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
  10. 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
  11. 1 miBear left, heading S.
  12. 450 ftTurn right, heading S.
  13. 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
  14. 0.4 miTurn right onto Buffalo Ranch Trail, heading SE.
  15. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  16. 1 miTurn right, heading E.
  17. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  18. 0.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
  19. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  20. 0.5 miTurn left onto Legacy Parkway Trail, heading E.
  21. 1.9 miBear left, heading NW.
  22. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  23. 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-19-km-c437

Trail surface

94% paved6% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:58 AMSunset 7:57 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~15 min). Leave by 7:22 PM for the 7:57 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:27 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Farmington Station (Bay D) stop 409 m from the trailhead

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