Haight Creek Trail via D&RGW Rail Trail

4 mi · ▲ 57 ft · 1 hr 22 min

Haight Creek Trail via D&RGW Rail Trail is a 4-mile out-and-back near Oakridge Country Club Estates, UT. It is mostly level, with 57 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi4,219 – 4,269 ft4.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: D&RGW Rail Trail 40.97780, -111.91123
Nearest town Oakridge Country Club Estates, UT

Directions

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Haight Creek Trail via D&RGW Rail Trail

4 mi · ▲ 57 ft · 1 hr 22 min

Elevation 4,220–4,270 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: D&RGW Rail Trail · 40.97780, -111.91123

Weather Sep 5: Clear, high 90°F / low 70° · precip 1% · wind 12 mph · sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:55 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Transit-accessible: 100 N @ 1059 W stop 471 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on D&RGW Rail Trail, heading NW.
  2. 1.5 miTurn left, heading W.
  3. 0.1 miBear left onto Haight Creek Trail, heading SW.
  4. 0.5 miReach Haight Creek Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.5 miBear right, heading SE.
  6. 0.1 miTurn right onto D&RGW Rail Trail, heading NE.
  7. 1.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

94% paved6% dirt

Weather

ClearTemperature 90°F70°
Precip1%Wind12 mphUV7Humidity20%
Rained 0.1″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperature
90°70°
Sunrise 6:59 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:55 PM
Sun 85°65° 34%
Mon 73°58° 54%
Tue 78°52°
Wed 88°62°
Thu 86°69° 19%
Fri 89°65° 19%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.0 mi in (~48 min). Leave by 6:47 PM for the 7:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:59 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Transit-accessible: 100 N @ 1059 W stop 471 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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