D&RGW Rail Trail
4.9 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 39 min
D&RGW Rail Trail is a 4.9-mile out-and-back near Oakridge Country Club Estates, 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
4.9 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 39 min
Elevation 4,215–4,270 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: D&RGW Rail Trail · 40.98853, -111.92101
Weather Sep 5: Clear, high 90°F / low 69° · precip 1% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:57 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on D&RGW Rail Trail, heading NW.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Haight Creek Trail, heading SW.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
- 1 miSharp right, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Great Salt Lake Shoreline Trail, heading NW.
- 250 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 250 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Haight Creek Trail, heading E.
- 200 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto D&RGW Rail Trail, heading E.
- 0.5 miArrive 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 1.1 mi in (~26 min). Leave by 7:11 PM for the 7:57 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:38 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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