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Old Aqueduct Trail–Patsy's Mine Trail, 3 sights is a 6.1-mile out-and-back near Woodland Springs, UT. It climbs 1,143 ft, with sections as steep as 31% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 6/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi4,712 – 5,604 ft · steepest grade: 31%6.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: North Firebreak Road 40.97519, -111.87374
Nearest town Woodland Springs, UT

Directions

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Old Aqueduct Trail–Patsy's Mine Trail, 3 sights

6.1 mi · ▲ 1,143 ft · 2 hr 36 min

Elevation 4,711–5,605 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: North Firebreak Road · 40.97519, -111.87374

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 87°F / low 71° · precip 1% · wind 15 mph · sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:57 PM

Transit-accessible: stop 799 m from the trailhead

  1. Start on North Firebreak Road, heading N.
  2. 50 ftBear right onto Patsy's Mine Trail, heading N.
  3. 0.1 miContinue straight onto North Firebreak Road, heading N.
  4. 100 ftContinue straight onto Patsy's Mine Trail, heading N.
  5. 150 ftContinue straight onto North Firebreak Road, heading NW.
  6. 0.9 miBear right onto Rudd Canyon Trail, heading N.
  7. 0.1 miTurn left onto Farmington Spine Trail, heading N.
  8. 0.6 miTurn right onto Old Aqueduct Trail, heading E.
  9. 1.2 miReach Patsy's Mine Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 1.2 miTurn left onto Farmington Spine Trail, heading W.
  11. 50 ftSharp right onto Old Aqueduct Trail, heading W.
  12. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Farmington Spine Trail, heading S.
  13. 100 ftTurn right onto Rudd Canyon Trail, heading S.
  14. 0.1 miBear left onto North Firebreak Road, heading S.
  15. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Patsy's Mine Trail, heading S.
  16. 150 ftContinue straight onto North Firebreak Road, heading SE.
  17. 150 ftContinue straight onto Patsy's Mine Trail, heading S.
  18. 0.1 miBear left onto North Firebreak Road, heading S.
  19. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

OvercastTemperature 87°F71°
Feels like79°Precip1%Wind15 mphUV7Humidity15%
Rained 0.1″ 6 days ago
Hourly temperature
90°70°
Sunrise 6:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:57 PM
Sat 86°69°
Sun 81°59° 37%
Mon 70°54° 67%
Tue 78°51°
Wed 86°58°
Thu 78°60° 23%

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 8:25 PM.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 799 m from the trailhead

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