Rasmussen Trail

15.1 mi · ▲ 465 ft · 5 hr 16 min

Rasmussen Trail is a 15.1-mile out-and-back near Silver Creek Junction, UT. It climbs 465 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi6,231 – 6,464 ft16.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Wasatch 40.74640, -111.51021
Nearest town Silver Creek Junction, UT

Directions

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Rasmussen Trail

15.1 mi · ▲ 465 ft · 5 hr 16 min

Elevation 6,230–6,465 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Wasatch · 40.74640, -111.51021

Weather Sep 5: Clear, high 79°F / low 56° · precip 1% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:54 PM

  1. Start on Wasatch, heading NE.
  2. 0.8 miTurn right onto Silver Creek Trail, heading SW.
  3. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Bitner Ranch, heading W.
  4. 0.2 miBear left onto Bitner Road, heading W.
  5. 3 miContinue straight onto Rasmussen Trail, heading W.
  6. 0.6 miTurn right, heading NW.
  7. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  8. 1.6 miTurn left, heading NW.
  9. 350 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  10. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  11. 50 ftSharp left, heading NW.
  12. 50 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  13. 400 ftTurn right, heading E.
  14. 0.8 miBear right, heading NW.
  15. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  16. 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
  17. 0.8 miTurn left, heading SE.
  18. 400 ftSharp left, heading SE.
  19. 50 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  20. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  21. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  22. 1.6 miTurn left, heading SE.
  23. 450 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  24. 1.1 miContinue straight onto Bitner Road, heading SE.
  25. 2.5 miBear right onto Bitner Ranch, heading NE.
  26. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Silver Creek Trail, heading SE.
  27. 0.4 miTurn left onto Wasatch, heading E.
  28. 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

83% paved10% dirt7% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 79°F56°
Precip1%Wind8 mphUV7Humidity32%
Rained 0.2″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperature
80°55°
Sunrise 6:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:54 PM
Sun 74°51° 39%
Mon 67°49° 48%
Tue 77°49°
Wed 81°56°
Thu 77°59° 20%
Fri 81°60° 21%

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