Old Gondala Swing Hike
4.1 mi · ▲ 305 ft · 1 hr 31 min
Old Gondala Swing Hike is a 4.1-mile out-and-back near Lake Point, UT. It climbs 305 ft. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi4,298 – 4,482 ft4.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 40.66727, -112.25881
Nearest town Lake Point, UT
Directions
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Old Gondala Swing Hike
4.1 mi · ▲ 305 ft · 1 hr 31 min
Elevation 4,299–4,482 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 40.66727, -112.25881
Weather Sep 5: Clear, high 88°F / low 72° · precip 0% · wind 22 mph · sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:58 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 350 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 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 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 150 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 250 ftSharp right, heading SW.
- 150 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
30% gravel70% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 88°F72°
Precip0%Wind22 mphUV7Humidity20%
Rained 0.1″ 5 days ago (0.2″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
90°70°
Sunrise 7:00 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:58 PM
Sun
83°65°
20%
Mon
69°62°
38%
Tue
72°56°
Wed
81°64°
Thu
79°69°
19%
Fri
81°70°
18%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 7:36 PM for the 7:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:14 PM — 12 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
More from this trailhead
- Sheep Rock Trailhead Access Sunset Point via Old Gondala Swing Hike 3.7 mi · ▲ 305 ft
- Droubay Road 4.2 mi · ▲ 217 ft
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