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.
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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
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto North Firebreak Road, heading N.
- 0.6 miBear right onto Rudd Canyon Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Farmington Spine Trail, heading E.
- 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.
- 0.1 miBear left onto North Firebreak Road, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Patsy's Mine Trail, heading S.
- 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.
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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
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: 200 E @ 111 S stop 494 m from the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- North Firebreak Road 1.9 mi · ▲ 722 ft
- North Firebreak Road 2 mi · ▲ 386 ft
- North Firebreak Road 2.2 mi · ▲ 472 ft
- Ben's Berms Trail & Farmington Creek Trail 2.3 mi · ▲ 546 ft
- Farmington Pond via North Firebreak Road 2.5 mi · ▲ 702 ft
- North Firebreak Road & Patsy's Mine Trail 2.8 mi · ▲ 642 ft
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