Kennecott Road
9.4 mi · ▲ 928 ft · 3 hr 36 min
Kennecott Road is a 9.4-mile out-and-back near Mills Junction, UT. It climbs 928 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 5/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Kennecott Road
9.4 mi · ▲ 928 ft · 3 hr 36 min
Elevation 4,299–4,841 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 40.65257, -112.26681
Weather Sep 5: Clear, high 88°F / low 70° · precip 0% · wind 17 mph · sunrise 7:01 AM · sunset 7:57 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
- 1.6 miBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading NW.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Old Gondala Swing Hike, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.5 miSharp right, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Kennecott Road, heading N.
- 1.5 miReach Kennecott Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.8 miTurn right, heading S.
- 150 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Old Gondala Swing Hike, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 1.6 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.5 miArrive 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 7:37 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:57 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:24 PM.
More from this trailhead
- Old Gondala Swing Hike 6.5 mi · ▲ 301 ft
- Farnsworth Peak 13.6 mi · ▲ 4,463 ft
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