Red Ledges Trail
11.8 mi · ▲ 1,786 ft · 4 hr 50 min
Red Ledges Trail is an 11.8-mile out-and-back near Hailstone, UT. It climbs 1,786 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade. It scores 37/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Red Ledges Trail
11.8 mi · ▲ 1,786 ft · 4 hr 50 min
Elevation 6,597–7,559 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 40.59485, -111.36246
Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 78°F / low 56° · precip 1% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:56 AM · sunset 7:55 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 2.2 miSharp left, heading E.
- 350 ftSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 2.4 miContinue straight onto Coyote Loop Trail, heading SE.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Red Ledges Trail, heading NW.
- 150 ftReach Red Ledges Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Coyote Loop Trail, heading NW.
- 2.8 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.8 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 300 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 2.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 5.3 mi in (~166 min). Leave by 4:48 PM for the 7:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:33 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from this trailhead
- Coyote Loop Trail 6.1 mi · ▲ 942 ft
- Wild Ruffy Trail 14.7 mi · ▲ 1,538 ft
- Coyote Loop Trail 15 mi · ▲ 1,703 ft
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