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Porter Rockwell Trail

2.8 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 58 min

Porter Rockwell Trail is a 2.8-mile out-and-back near Potawatomi, UT. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi4,620 – 4,685 ft3.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Osborne Trailhead 40.49489, -111.87220
Nearest town Potawatomi, UT
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Porter Rockwell Trail

2.8 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 58 min

Elevation 4,620–4,685 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Osborne Trailhead · 40.49489, -111.87220

Weather Sep 5: Clear, high 89°F / low 70° · precip 1% · wind 16 mph · sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:55 PM

Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Porter Rockwell Trail, heading SW.
  2. 0.7 miTurn right, heading W.
  3. 0.7 miReach Porter Rockwell Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 0.7 miTurn left, heading NE.
  5. 0.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/porter-rockwell-trail-out-back-4-km-4b62

Trail surface

82% paved18% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 89°F70°
Precip1%Wind16 mphUV7Humidity22%
Rained 0.2″ 6 days ago
Hourly temperature
90°70°
Sunrise 7:00 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:55 PM
Sun 82°60° 37%
Mon 73°57° 48%
Tue 84°55°
Wed 89°63°
Thu 85°68° 21%
Fri 91°66° 19%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:35 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:55 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:23 PM.

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Good to know

  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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