D&RGW Rail Trail

13.8 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 4 hr 37 min

D&RGW Rail Trail is a 13.8-mile out-and-back near Oakridge Farms, 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 mi4,213 – 4,269 ft14.5 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

13.8 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 4 hr 37 min

Elevation 4,214–4,270 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Haight Creek Trail · 40.99268, -111.92870

Weather Sep 5: 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. 3.1 miBear right onto Legacy Parkway Trail, heading S.
  6. 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
  7. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  8. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  9. 0.8 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  10. 0.8 miBear right, heading NE.
  11. 100 ftBear left, heading NE.
  12. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  13. 150 ftBear left onto D&RGW Rail Trail, heading E.
  14. 3.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  15. 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
  16. 2.6 miTurn left, heading NW.
  17. 0.1 miBear left onto Haight Creek Trail, heading NW.
  18. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

96% paved4% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:58 AMSunset 7:57 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~4 min). Leave by 7:33 PM for the 7:57 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:16 PM — 9 min before dark.

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