Gopher Snake & Swift Ridge
4.5 mi · ▲ 1,030 ft · 2 hr 1 min
Gopher Snake & Swift Ridge is a 4.5-mile out-and-back near Olmstead, UT. It climbs 1,030 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Gopher Snake & Swift Ridge
4.5 mi · ▲ 1,030 ft · 2 hr 1 min
Elevation 5,246–6,269 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Bonneville Shoreline Trail · 40.32445, -111.66634
Weather Sep 5: Clear, high 83°F / low 63° · precip 1% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:54 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Horses allowed on the whole route
- Start on Bonneville Shoreline Trail, heading N.
- 1.8 miTurn left onto Lazuli, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Swift Ridge, heading NW.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Lazuli, heading N.
- 500 ftContinue straight onto Swift Ridge, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Gopher Snake, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Lazuli, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Connector, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Lazuli, heading NE.
- 150 ftReach Swift Ridge, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Connector, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Lazuli, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Gopher Snake, heading SW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Swift Ridge, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Lazuli, heading S.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Swift Ridge, heading SW.
- 100 ftBear right onto Lazuli, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Swift Ridge, heading W.
- 1.7 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~4 min). Leave by 7:30 PM for the 7:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:12 PM — 10 min before dark.
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Horses allowed on the whole route
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