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.

Elevation

0 mi7,415 – 7,746 ft · steepest grade: 29%3.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Elkhorn Divide 40.87459, -111.30641
Nearest town Hoytsville, UT

Directions

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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

  1. Start on Elkhorn Divide, heading N.
  2. 1.6 miReach Elkhorn Divide, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  3. 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.

Trail surface

100% gravel

Weather

ClearTemperature 74°F55°
Precip1%Wind18 mphUV7Humidity20%
Rained 0.5″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperature
75°55°
Sunrise 6:56 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:55 PM
Sat 73°55°
Sun 71°49° 43%
Mon 58°44° 43%
Tue 71°41°
Wed 79°48°
Thu 77°52° 25%

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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