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Porter Rockwell Trail

3.4 mi · ▲ 85 ft · 1 hr 11 min

Porter Rockwell Trail is a 3.4-mile out-and-back near Potawatomi, UT. It is mostly level, with 85 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi4,600 – 4,679 ft3.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unofficial connector 40.49283, -111.87538
Nearest town Potawatomi, UT
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Porter Rockwell Trail

3.4 mi · ▲ 85 ft · 1 hr 11 min

Elevation 4,602–4,679 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Unofficial connector · 40.49283, -111.87538

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:57 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Unofficial connector, heading NE.
  2. 450 ftTurn right onto Porter Rockwell Trail, heading NE.
  3. 0.8 miBear right, heading SE.
  4. 0.6 miBear right, heading NE.
  5. 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
  6. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  7. 150 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  8. 200 ftTurn left, heading E.
  9. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  10. 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
  11. 1.4 miTurn left onto Unofficial connector, heading SW.
  12. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/porter-rockwell-trail-out-back-6-km-22ba

Trail surface

42% paved34% dirt24% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:59 AMSunset 7:57 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.6 mi in (~40 min). Leave by 6:57 PM for the 7:57 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:53 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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