AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Kennecott Road

3.6 mi · ▲ 569 ft · 1 hr 29 min

Kennecott Road is a 3.6-mile out-and-back near Lake Point, UT. It climbs 569 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi4,298 – 4,839 ft · steepest grade: 17%3.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.68658, -112.25057
Nearest town Lake Point, UT
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Kennecott Road

3.6 mi · ▲ 569 ft · 1 hr 29 min

Elevation 4,299–4,841 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.68658, -112.25057

Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 88°F / low 72° · precip 0% · wind 23 mph · sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:58 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Kennecott Road, heading N.
  3. 1.5 miReach Kennecott Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 1.8 miArrive 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/kennecott-road-out-back-6-km

Weather

ClearTemperature 88°F72°
Feels like83°Precip0%Wind23 mphUV7Humidity15%
Rained 0.1″ 4 days ago (0.3″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
90°70°
Sunrise 7:00 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:58 PM
Sat 88°72°
Sun 82°65° 26%
Mon 72°62° 46%
Tue 72°56°
Wed 77°62°
Thu 75°65° 22%

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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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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