Porter Rockwell Trail

5.9 mi · ▲ 280 ft · 2 hr 6 min

Porter Rockwell Trail is a 5.9-mile out-and-back near Draper Old Farm, UT. It climbs 280 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi4,600 – 4,757 ft6.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.48683, -111.88706
Nearest town Draper Old Farm, UT

Directions

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Porter Rockwell Trail

5.9 mi · ▲ 280 ft · 2 hr 6 min

Elevation 4,602–4,758 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.48683, -111.88706

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:57 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  3. 0.4 miTurn right onto Porter Rockwell Trail, heading W.
  4. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
  5. 1.3 miBear right, heading NE.
  6. 0.6 miBear right, heading NE.
  7. 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
  8. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  9. 200 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  10. 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  11. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  12. 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
  13. 1.9 miTurn right, heading SW.
  14. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
  15. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
  16. 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

49% paved17% dirt34% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:59 AMSunset 7:57 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.8 mi in (~72 min). Leave by 6:24 PM for the 7:57 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:25 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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