Elkhorn Divide
3.2 mi · ▲ 492 ft · 1 hr 19 min
Elkhorn Divide is a 3.2-mile out-and-back near Hoytsville, UT. It climbs 492 ft, with sections as steep as 29% grade, and is mostly gravel. It scores 86/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Elkhorn Divide
3.2 mi · ▲ 492 ft · 1 hr 19 min
Elevation 7,414–7,746 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Elkhorn Divide · 40.87459, -111.30641
Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 74°F / low 55° · precip 1% · wind 18 mph · sunrise 6:56 AM · sunset 7:55 PM
- Start on Elkhorn Divide, heading N.
- 1.6 miReach Elkhorn Divide, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.6 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 right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:35 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:55 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:23 PM.
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