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D&RGW Rail Trail

12.2 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 4 hr 5 min

D&RGW Rail Trail is a 12.2-mile out-and-back near Oakridge Place, UT. It is mostly level, with 28 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 ft13.0 mi

Getting there

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

12.2 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 4 hr 5 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 left, heading W.
  6. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  7. 0.5 miTurn right, heading NW.
  8. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  9. 1 miTurn right onto Buffalo Ranch Trail, heading W.
  10. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  11. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
  12. 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
  13. 500 ftBear right, heading W.
  14. 0.2 miBear right onto Great Salt Lake Shoreline Trail, heading W.
  15. 250 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  16. 250 ftBear left, heading NW.
  17. 0.2 miSharp left, heading NW.
  18. 1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  19. 0.5 miTurn right onto Haight Creek Trail, heading E.
  20. 150 ftBear right, heading E.
  21. 0.1 miTurn right onto D&RGW Rail Trail, heading E.
  22. 2.6 miTurn left, heading S.
  23. 0.5 miTurn left onto Legacy Parkway Trail, heading E.
  24. 1.9 miBear left, heading NW.
  25. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  26. 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-20-km-4bb4

Trail surface

92% paved2% gravel6% 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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