AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Gold Hill Trail

14 mi · ▲ 4,621 ft · 6 hr 59 min

Gold Hill Trail is a 14-mile out-and-back near Porterville, UT. It climbs 4,621 ft, with sections as steep as 40% grade. It scores 85/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi5,886 – 8,380 ft · steepest grade: 40%14.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.96911, -111.72351
Nearest town Porterville, UT
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Gold Hill Trail

14 mi · ▲ 4,621 ft · 6 hr 59 min

Elevation 5,887–8,379 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.96911, -111.72351

Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 81°F / low 62° · precip 1% · wind 15 mph · sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:56 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  4. 250 ftBear left, heading NW.
  5. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
  6. 0.6 miTurn left, heading SW.
  7. 100 ftBear right, heading SW.
  8. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  9. 1 miSharp left, heading SE.
  10. 1.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  11. 2 miTurn left onto Gold Hill Trail, heading NW.
  12. 0.9 miSharp left, heading W.
  13. 0.2 miSharp right, heading SE.
  14. 350 ftTurn left, heading S.
  15. 350 ftTurn right onto Arthurs Fork 4x4 Road, heading W.
  16. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  17. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  18. 350 ftTurn right, heading E.
  19. 400 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  20. 0.2 miSharp right onto Gold Hill Trail, heading N.
  21. 0.9 miTurn right, heading NW.
  22. 2 miTurn left, heading S.
  23. 1.1 miSharp right, heading E.
  24. 1 miTurn right, heading N.
  25. 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
  26. 100 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  27. 0.6 miTurn right, heading E.
  28. 0.4 miBear right, heading S.
  29. 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
  30. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  31. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/gold-hill-trail-out-back-23-km-4b8e

Trail surface

40% dirt60% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 81°F62°
Precip1%Wind15 mphUV7Humidity16%
Rained 0.2″ 4 days ago (0.4″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 6:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:56 PM
Sat 81°59°
Sun 77°54° 38%
Mon 64°49° 66%
Tue 77°45°
Wed 84°51°
Thu 80°55° 23%

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