AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Porter Rockwell Trail

4.2 mi · ▲ 138 ft · 1 hr 28 min

Porter Rockwell Trail is a 4.2-mile out-and-back near Potawatomi, UT. It is mostly level, with 138 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi4,570 – 4,669 ft4.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.49419, -111.87550
Nearest town Potawatomi, UT
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Porter Rockwell Trail

4.2 mi · ▲ 138 ft · 1 hr 28 min

Elevation 4,570–4,671 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.49419, -111.87550

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 100 ftTurn left onto Porter Rockwell Trail, heading NE.
  3. 0.8 miBear right, heading SE.
  4. 0.6 miBear right, heading NE.
  5. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  6. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Bunny Bradley Trail, heading NE.
  7. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Porter Rockwell Trail, heading NE.
  8. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  9. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Bunny Bradley Trail, heading S.
  10. 0.2 miTurn left onto Porter Rockwell Trail, heading SW.
  11. 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
  12. 1.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
  13. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/porter-rockwell-trail-out-back-7-km-dc66

Trail surface

52% paved34% dirt14% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:59 AMSunset 7:57 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.6 mi in (~41 min). Leave by 6:55 PM for the 7:57 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:52 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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