AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Hole in the Rock. & Kennecott Road

7.9 mi · ▲ 1,047 ft · 3 hr 9 min

Hole in the Rock. & Kennecott Road is a 7.9-mile out-and-back near Lake Point Junction, UT. The route reaches Hole in the Rock. at the turnaround, 3.9 miles in. It climbs 1,047 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi4,252 – 4,698 ft · steepest grade: 23%8.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.71644, -112.23465
Nearest town Lake Point Junction, UT
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Hole in the Rock. & Kennecott Road

7.9 mi · ▲ 1,047 ft · 3 hr 9 min

Elevation 4,251–4,697 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.71644, -112.23465

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:58 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 450 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  3. 1.1 miBear right onto Kennecott Road, heading SW.
  4. 2.2 miSharp left, heading SW.
  5. 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
  6. 0.1 miReach Hole in the Rock., then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  8. 0.4 miSharp right, heading SW.
  9. 2.2 miBear left, heading NE.
  10. 1.1 miSharp left, heading NE.
  11. 450 ftArrive 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/hole-in-the-rock-kennecott-road-out-back-13-km

Weather

Sunrise 7:00 AMSunset 7:58 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:38 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:58 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:26 PM.

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