Grandview Peak Trail via Great Western Trail
10.1 mi · ▲ 3,227 ft · 4 hr 59 min
Grandview Peak Trail via Great Western Trail is a 10.1-mile out-and-back near Margarethe, UT. It climbs 3,227 ft, with sections as steep as 27% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 91/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Grandview Peak Trail via Great Western Trail
10.1 mi · ▲ 3,227 ft · 4 hr 59 min
Elevation 6,196–9,069 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 40.90739, -111.73402
Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 80°F / low 63° · precip 1% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:56 PM
No dogs on part of this route
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 2.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Great Western Trail, heading E.
- 1.5 miContinue straight onto Grandview Peak Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miReach Grandview Peak Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Great Western Trail, heading NE.
- 1.4 miBear right, heading SW.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 2.5 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.2 mi in (~188 min). Leave by 4:29 PM for the 7:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:52 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- No dogs on part of this route
More from this trailhead
- Great Western Trail 6.1 mi · ▲ 2,148 ft
- Great Western Trail 9.3 mi · ▲ 2,956 ft
- North Holbrook Route–North Holbrook Trail, 5 sights 15 mi · ▲ 5,155 ft
- Maple Syrup Trail & Mill Creek Trail via Great Western Trail 16 mi · ▲ 5,586 ft
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