Farmington Spine Trail & Rudd Canyon Trail via Old Aqueduct Trail

4 mi · ▲ 1,322 ft · 2 hr

Farmington Spine Trail & Rudd Canyon Trail via Old Aqueduct Trail is a 4-mile out-and-back near Sunset Hills, UT. It climbs 1,322 ft, with sections as steep as 31% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi4,446 – 5,364 ft · steepest grade: 31%4.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.98159, -111.87891
Nearest town Sunset Hills, UT

Directions

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Farmington Spine Trail & Rudd Canyon Trail via Old Aqueduct Trail

4 mi · ▲ 1,322 ft · 2 hr

Elevation 4,445–5,366 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.98159, -111.87891

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:57 PM

Transit-accessible: 200 E @ 111 S stop 494 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.4 miTurn left onto North Firebreak Road, heading N.
  3. 0.6 miBear right onto Rudd Canyon Trail, heading N.
  4. 0.1 miTurn left onto Farmington Spine Trail, heading E.
  5. 0.9 miReach Rudd Canyon Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.9 miTurn right onto Rudd Canyon Trail, heading S.
  7. 0.1 miBear left onto North Firebreak Road, heading S.
  8. 0.6 miTurn right onto Patsy's Mine Trail, heading S.
  9. 0.3 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

97% dirt3% paved

Weather

Sunrise 6:58 AMSunset 7:57 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~5 min). Leave by 7:32 PM for the 7:57 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:17 PM — 8 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: 200 E @ 111 S stop 494 m from the trailhead

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