D&RGW Rail Trail
13.7 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 4 hr 35 min
D&RGW Rail Trail is a 13.7-mile out-and-back near Oakridge Farms, 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.
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D&RGW Rail Trail
13.7 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 4 hr 35 min
Elevation 4,214–4,290 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Haight Creek Trail · 40.99995, -111.92739
Weather Sep 5: Clear, high 90°F / low 70° · precip 1% · wind 12 mph · sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:56 PM
- Start on Haight Creek Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto D&RGW Rail Trail, heading SE.
- 2.7 miTurn left, heading S.
- 3.1 miBear right onto Legacy Parkway Trail, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.8 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading E.
- 100 ftBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 150 ftBear left onto D&RGW Rail Trail, heading NE.
- 3.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 2.7 miTurn right onto Haight Creek Trail, heading NW.
- 300 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.9 mi in (~69 min). Leave by 6:26 PM for the 7:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:21 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from Haight Creek Trail Trailhead
- Haight Creek Trail 3.5 mi · ▲ 30 ft
- D&RGW Rail Trail 4.1 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- D&RGW Rail Trail 4.1 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Haight Creek Trail 4.3 mi · ▲ 30 ft
- Buffalo Ranch Trail 4.4 mi · ▲ 30 ft
- D&RGW Rail Trail Loop 7.3 mi · ▲ 28 ft
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