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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 350 ftSharp left, heading E.
  3. 200 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  4. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  5. 0.6 miBear right, heading N.
  6. 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
  7. 50 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  8. 0.3 miTurn left onto Old Gondala Swing Hike, heading N.
  9. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  10. 0.5 miSharp right, heading N.
  11. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  12. 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  13. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  14. 150 ftSharp left, heading S.
  15. 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
  16. 0.3 miSharp left, heading S.
  17. 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
  18. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  19. 0.6 miTurn right, heading S.
  20. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  21. 250 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  22. 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

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