D&RGW Rail Trail

4.1 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 23 min

D&RGW Rail Trail is a 4.1-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.

Elevation

0 mi4,232 – 4,292 ft4.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Haight Creek Trail 40.99995, -111.92739
Nearest town Oakridge Farms, UT

Directions

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D&RGW Rail Trail

4.1 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 23 min

Elevation 4,233–4,290 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Haight Creek Trail · 40.99995, -111.92739

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 90°F / low 69° · precip 1% · wind 12 mph · sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:57 PM

  1. Start on Haight Creek Trail, heading S.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left onto D&RGW Rail Trail, heading SE.
  3. 1.9 miTurn left, heading SE.
  4. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  5. 150 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  7. 1.9 miTurn right onto Haight Creek Trail, heading N.
  8. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

90% paved10% dirt

Weather

OvercastTemperature 90°F69°
Feels like80°Precip1%Wind12 mphUV7Humidity14%
Rained 0.3″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperature
90°65°
Sunrise 6:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:57 PM
Sat 90°69°
Sun 84°64° 36%
Mon 73°58° 65%
Tue 76°52°
Wed 86°59°
Thu 79°61° 23%

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 8:28 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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