Old Gondala Swing Hike

6.5 mi · ▲ 301 ft · 2 hr 19 min

Old Gondala Swing Hike is a 6.5-mile out-and-back near Mills Junction, UT. It climbs 301 ft. It scores 7/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi4,298 – 4,593 ft6.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.65257, -112.26681
Nearest town Mills Junction, UT

Directions

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Old Gondala Swing Hike

6.5 mi · ▲ 301 ft · 2 hr 19 min

Elevation 4,299–4,594 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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  3. 1.6 miBear right, heading NW.
  4. 50 ftSharp left, heading NW.
  5. 50 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  6. 0.3 miTurn left onto Old Gondala Swing Hike, heading N.
  7. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  8. 0.5 miSharp right, heading N.
  9. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  10. 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  11. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  12. 150 ftSharp left, heading S.
  13. 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
  14. 0.3 miSharp left, heading S.
  15. 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
  16. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  17. 1.6 miTurn right, heading S.
  18. 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.

Trail surface

16% dirt15% gravel69% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 88°F70°
Precip0%Wind17 mphUV7Humidity19%
Rained 0.2″ 5 days ago (0.3″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
90°70°
Sunrise 7:01 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:57 PM
Sun 83°65° 20%
Mon 68°61° 37%
Tue 71°56°
Wed 80°64°
Thu 78°68° 19%
Fri 80°70° 19%

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.

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