AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Gold Hill Trail

14.4 mi · ▲ 4,733 ft · 7 hr 10 min

Gold Hill Trail is a 14.4-mile out-and-back near Porterville, UT. It climbs 4,733 ft, with sections as steep as 40% grade. It scores 84/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi5,732 – 8,380 ft · steepest grade: 40%14.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.97152, -111.71916
Nearest town Porterville, UT
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Gold Hill Trail

14.4 mi · ▲ 4,733 ft · 7 hr 10 min

Elevation 5,734–8,379 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.97152, -111.71916

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. 1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  3. 0.6 miTurn left, heading S.
  4. 100 ftBear right, heading S.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  6. 1 miSharp left, heading W.
  7. 1.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  8. 2 miTurn left onto Gold Hill Trail, heading NW.
  9. 0.9 miSharp left, heading W.
  10. 0.2 miSharp right, heading S.
  11. 350 ftTurn left, heading S.
  12. 350 ftTurn right onto Arthurs Fork 4x4 Road, heading W.
  13. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  14. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  15. 350 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  16. 400 ftSharp left, heading N.
  17. 0.2 miSharp right onto Gold Hill Trail, heading N.
  18. 0.9 miTurn right, heading NE.
  19. 2 miTurn left, heading S.
  20. 1.1 miSharp right, heading NE.
  21. 1 miTurn right, heading N.
  22. 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
  23. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  24. 0.6 miTurn left, heading SE.
  25. 0.9 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-9556

Trail surface

39% dirt61% 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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