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D&RGW Rail Trail

14.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 4 hr 56 min

D&RGW Rail Trail is a 14.8-mile out-and-back near Telford, UT. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi4,213 – 4,232 ft15.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.90145, -111.92390
Nearest town Telford, UT
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D&RGW Rail Trail

14.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 4 hr 56 min

Elevation 4,214–4,232 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.90145, -111.92390

Weather Sep 5: Clear, high 90°F / low 69° · precip 1% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:57 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 50 ftSharp right onto Legacy Parkway Trail, heading NE.
  3. 1.6 miBear right, heading E.
  4. 100 ftBear left, heading E.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  6. 150 ftBear left onto D&RGW Rail Trail, heading N.
  7. 3.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  8. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  9. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  10. 0.5 miTurn right, heading NW.
  11. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  12. 1 miTurn right onto Buffalo Ranch Trail, heading W.
  13. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  14. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
  15. 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
  16. 450 ftBear right, heading W.
  17. 0.2 miBear right onto Great Salt Lake Shoreline Trail, heading NW.
  18. 250 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  19. 300 ftBear left, heading N.
  20. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  21. 500 ftTurn right, heading S.
  22. 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
  23. 0.4 miTurn right onto Buffalo Ranch Trail, heading SE.
  24. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  25. 1 miTurn right, heading E.
  26. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  27. 0.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
  28. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  29. 50 ftTurn right onto D&RGW Rail Trail, heading SE.
  30. 3.1 miBear right onto Legacy Parkway Trail, heading S.
  31. 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
  32. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  33. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  34. 1.6 miSharp left, heading SW.
  35. 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-25-km-5e40

Trail surface

91% paved1% gravel8% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 90°F69°
Precip1%Wind10 mphUV7Humidity21%
Rained 0.1″ 5 days ago (0.3″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
90°65°
Sunrise 6:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:57 PM
Sun 84°64° 33%
Mon 72°63° 54%
Tue 81°60°
Wed 89°67°
Thu 85°72° 19%
Fri 89°72° 19%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 7:35 PM for the 7:57 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:14 PM — 11 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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