Dori Trail–Hobbiton Bypass Trail, 5 sights
9.8 mi · ▲ 1,471 ft · 4 hr
Dori Trail–Hobbiton Bypass Trail, 5 sights is a 9.8-mile out-and-back near Heber City, UT. It climbs 1,471 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 34/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Dori Trail–Hobbiton Bypass Trail, 5 sights
9.8 mi · ▲ 1,471 ft · 4 hr
Elevation 5,924–7,222 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Riverview Road · 40.54179, -111.40063
Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 81°F / low 59° · precip 1% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:57 AM · sunset 7:55 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Start on Hobbiton Hill Trail, heading SE.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Hobbiton Bypass Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Dori Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Myrtle Trail, heading SE.
- 150 ftSharp left onto Tom Bombadil Trail, heading SE.
- 1.2 miContinue straight onto Tom's Overlook Trail, heading N.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Tom Bombadil Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Stone Giants Trail, heading N.
- 1.2 miBear right onto Coyote Loop Trail, heading SE.
- 1.1 miReach Hobbiton Hill Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.1 miBear left onto Stone Giants Trail, heading N.
- 1.2 miTurn left onto Tom Bombadil Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Tom's Overlook Trail, heading S.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Tom Bombadil Trail, heading S.
- 1.2 miSharp right onto Myrtle Trail, heading S.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Dori Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Hobbiton Bypass Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Hobbiton Hill Trail, heading N.
- 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 4.4 mi in (~146 min). Leave by 5:08 PM for the 7:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:01 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
More from Riverview Road Trailhead
- Bofur's Climb Trail–College Way, 4 sights 1.9 mi · ▲ 136 ft
- College Way–Doors of Durin Trail Loop, 6 sights 2.9 mi · ▲ 204 ft
- Bilfur Trail–Bofur's Climb Trail Loop, 8 sights 3.2 mi · ▲ 373 ft
- Coyote Lane–Dori Trail, 5 sights 5.5 mi · ▲ 527 ft
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