La Gringa Trail–Porters Crossing Road, 5 sights

3.6 mi · ▲ 840 ft · 1 hr 37 min

La Gringa Trail–Porters Crossing Road, 5 sights is a 3.6-mile out-and-back near Eagle Mountain, UT. It climbs 840 ft, with sections as steep as 30% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 21/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi4,820 – 5,456 ft · steepest grade: 30%4.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.33770, -111.97605
Nearest town Eagle Mountain, UT

Directions

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La Gringa Trail–Porters Crossing Road, 5 sights

3.6 mi · ▲ 840 ft · 1 hr 37 min

Elevation 4,820–5,457 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.33770, -111.97605

Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 85°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 12 mph · sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:57 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 200 ftContinue straight onto OHV-3 Road, heading SE.
  3. 0.1 miBear left onto Roadrunner Trail, heading SE.
  4. 0.1 miTurn right onto Acme Trail, heading E.
  5. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Wile E. Coyote Trail, heading S.
  6. 0.2 miSharp left onto Jackrabbit Trail, heading E.
  7. 0.1 miBear left onto OHV-2, heading NE.
  8. 350 ftTurn right onto La Gringa Trail, heading N.
  9. 200 ftContinue straight onto Shooting Gallery Trail, heading N.
  10. 100 ftBear left onto Shooting Gallery Cutoff Trail, heading N.
  11. 50 ftTurn right onto Shooting Gallery Trail, heading N.
  12. 0.1 miSharp left, heading NE.
  13. 0.2 miTurn left onto Porters Crossing Road, heading NE.
  14. 0.7 miReach Roadrunner Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 0.7 miTurn right onto Shooting Gallery Trail, heading S.
  16. 0.4 miTurn left onto Shooting Gallery Cutoff Trail, heading W.
  17. 50 ftBear right onto Shooting Gallery Trail, heading W.
  18. 100 ftContinue straight onto La Gringa Trail, heading W.
  19. 200 ftTurn left onto OHV-2, heading SW.
  20. 350 ftBear right, heading SW.
  21. 350 ftContinue straight onto Jackrabbit Trail, heading W.
  22. 250 ftSharp right onto Wile E. Coyote Trail, heading SW.
  23. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Acme Trail, heading S.
  24. 0.1 miTurn left onto Roadrunner Trail, heading S.
  25. 0.1 miBear right onto OHV-3 Road, heading SW.
  26. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

90% dirt10% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 85°F63°
Precip0%Wind12 mphUV7Humidity21%
Rained 0.1″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 6:59 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:57 PM
Sat 85°66°
Sun 78°57° 37%
Mon 70°55° 38%
Tue 78°51°
Wed 86°56°
Thu 82°61° 20%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~26 min). Leave by 7:10 PM for the 7:57 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:32 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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