Jacob City Loop Trail
10 mi · ▲ 3,836 ft · 5 hr 15 min
Jacob City Loop Trail is a 10-mile out-and-back near Ophir, UT. It climbs 3,836 ft, with sections as steep as 27% grade. It scores 93/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi6,726 – 8,547 ft · steepest grade: 27%10.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 40.38504, -112.23451
Nearest town Ophir, UT
Directions
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Jacob City Loop Trail
10 mi · ▲ 3,836 ft · 5 hr 15 min
Elevation 6,727–8,548 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 40.38504, -112.23451
Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 73°F / low 54° · precip 0% · wind 17 mph · sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:58 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 2.4 miContinue straight onto Jacob City Loop Trail, heading NE.
- 2.6 miReach Jacob City Loop Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 5 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 73°F54°
Precip0%Wind17 mphUV7Humidity29%
Rained 0.3″ 4 days ago (0.5″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
75°50°
Sunrise 7:00 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:58 PM
Sat
73°52°
Sun
67°52°
36%
Mon
64°49°
42%
Tue
72°49°
Wed
80°55°
Thu
74°56°
22%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 5.0 mi in (~177 min). Leave by 4:41 PM for the 7:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 11:11 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from this trailhead
- Chandler Peak 5.4 mi · ▲ 1,964 ft
- Shoofly Hill via Jacob City Loop Trail 8 mi · ▲ 2,899 ft
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