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Downward Dog & Nowhere Elks

2.5 mi · ▲ 327 ft · 1 hr

Downward Dog & Nowhere Elks is a 2.5-mile out-and-back near Keetley Junction, UT. It climbs 327 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi6,838 – 7,133 ft2.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Fast Pitch Trail 40.68300, -111.48523
Nearest town Keetley Junction, UT
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Downward Dog & Nowhere Elks

2.5 mi · ▲ 327 ft · 1 hr

Elevation 6,838–7,132 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Fast Pitch Trail · 40.68300, -111.48523

Weather Sep 5: Clear, high 78°F / low 54° · precip 0% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:53 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Sunny Slopes Trail, heading N.
  2. 100 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  3. 50 ftSharp left onto Big Easy, heading N.
  4. 50 ftTurn right onto Sunny Slopes Trail, heading N.
  5. 300 ftContinue straight onto Round Valley Express, heading N.
  6. 450 ftContinue straight onto Backslide, heading NW.
  7. 50 ftContinue straight onto Round Valley Express, heading NW.
  8. 0.2 miBear right onto Matt's Flat, heading NW.
  9. 50 ftBear left onto Round Valley Express, heading NW.
  10. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  11. 50 ftBear left onto Matt's Flat, heading NW.
  12. 0.1 miTurn left onto Valderoad, heading N.
  13. 0.1 miBear right onto Seventy 101, heading N.
  14. 0.2 miBear right onto Rambler, heading E.
  15. 0.4 miTurn right onto Nowhere Elks, heading E.
  16. 0.2 miBear right onto Elks to Barrel Roll, heading S.
  17. 100 ftContinue straight onto Elks Connect, heading S.
  18. 50 ftTurn right onto Nowhere Elks, heading S.
  19. 50 ftContinue straight onto Downward Dog, heading S.
  20. 50 ftContinue straight onto Nowhere Elks, heading S.
  21. 0.8 miSharp right onto Downward Dog, heading W.
  22. 50 ftTurn left onto Nowhere Elks, heading W.
  23. 50 ftBear right onto Downward Dog, heading W.
  24. 50 ftTurn left onto Nowhere Elks, heading W.
  25. 150 ftBear left onto Round Valley Express, heading SW.
  26. 450 ftContinue straight onto Sunny Slopes Trail, heading S.
  27. 300 ftTurn left onto Big Easy, heading S.
  28. 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
  29. 50 ftTurn left onto Sunny Slopes Trail, heading S.
  30. 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/downward-dog-nowhere-elks-out-back

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

ClearTemperature 78°F54°
Precip0%Wind9 mphUV7Humidity31%
Rained 0.2″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperature
80°50°
Sunrise 6:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:53 PM
Sun 73°52° 46%
Mon 68°46° 46%
Tue 77°45°
Wed 81°51°
Thu 74°55° 15%
Fri 80°53° 21%

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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