Jacob City Loop Trail
7.9 mi · ▲ 3,318 ft · 4 hr 18 min
Jacob City Loop Trail is a 7.9-mile out-and-back near Ophir, UT. It climbs 3,318 ft, with sections as steep as 28% grade. It scores 90/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi6,726 – 8,517 ft · steepest grade: 28%7.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 40.39585, -112.23132
Nearest town Ophir, UT
Directions
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Jacob City Loop Trail
7.9 mi · ▲ 3,318 ft · 4 hr 18 min
Elevation 6,727–8,519 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 40.39585, -112.23132
Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 74°F / low 55° · precip 0% · wind 21 mph · sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:58 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 1.7 miTurn right onto Jacob City Loop Trail, heading N.
- 2.2 miReach Jacob City Loop Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 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.
Weather
ClearTemperature 74°F55°
Precip0%Wind21 mphUV7Humidity24%
Rained 0.3″ 4 days ago (0.6″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
75°55°
Sunrise 7:00 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:58 PM
Sat
73°54°
Sun
68°51°
38%
Mon
64°48°
47%
Tue
71°48°
Wed
79°55°
Thu
73°55°
23%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.9 mi in (~143 min). Leave by 5:14 PM for the 7:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:42 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from this trailhead
- Chandler Peak via Jacob City Loop Trail 4.8 mi · ▲ 1,848 ft
- Shoofly Hill & Bald Mountain via Jacob City Loop Trail 7.7 mi · ▲ 3,058 ft
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