Farmington Spine Trail & Rudd Canyon Trail via Old Aqueduct Trail
1.9 mi · ▲ 926 ft · 1 hr 6 min
Farmington Spine Trail & Rudd Canyon Trail via Old Aqueduct Trail is a 1.9-mile out-and-back near Farmington Heights, UT. It climbs 926 ft, with sections as steep as 31% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Farmington Spine Trail & Rudd Canyon Trail via Old Aqueduct Trail
1.9 mi · ▲ 926 ft · 1 hr 6 min
Elevation 4,747–5,366 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: North Firebreak Road · 40.99207, -111.88061
Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 86°F / low 70° · precip 1% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:57 PM
Transit-accessible: Main St @ 498 N stop 699 m from the trailhead
- Start on Bonneville Shoreline Trail, heading N.
- 150 ftSharp right onto Rudd Canyon Trail, heading SE.
- 400 ftTurn left onto Farmington Spine Trail, heading N.
- 0.9 miReach Rudd Canyon Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto Rudd Canyon Trail, heading S.
- 450 ftSharp left onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftArrive 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 7:36 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:57 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:25 PM.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Main St @ 498 N stop 699 m from the trailhead
More from North Firebreak Road Trailhead
- North Firebreak Road 2 mi · ▲ 197 ft
- North Firebreak Road 2 mi · ▲ 426 ft
- North Firebreak Road 2.1 mi · ▲ 525 ft
- Old Aqueduct Trail & Rudd Canyon Trail 3.8 mi · ▲ 872 ft
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