Hole in the Rock.
5.8 mi · ▲ 397 ft · 2 hr 8 min
Hole in the Rock. is a 5.8-mile out-and-back near Mills Junction, UT. The route reaches Hole in the Rock. at the turnaround, 2.9 miles in. It climbs 397 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 8/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Hole in the Rock.
5.8 mi · ▲ 397 ft · 2 hr 8 min
Elevation 4,376–4,697 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 40.65407, -112.27750
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:58 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 1.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miReach Hole in the Rock., then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 1.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 350 ftArrive 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 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.
More from this trailhead
- Sheep Rock Trailhead Access Sunset Point via Old Gondala Swing Hike 6.4 mi · ▲ 304 ft
- Old Gondala Swing Hike 6.7 mi · ▲ 278 ft
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