Red Ledges Trail via Wild Ruffy Trail
15.2 mi · ▲ 1,823 ft · 5 hr 59 min
Red Ledges Trail via Wild Ruffy Trail is a 15.2-mile out-and-back near Francis, UT. It climbs 1,823 ft. It scores 69/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Red Ledges Trail via Wild Ruffy Trail
15.2 mi · ▲ 1,823 ft · 5 hr 59 min
Elevation 6,711–7,559 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Showdown Trail · 40.58058, -111.31048
Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 78°F / low 57° · precip 1% · wind 13 mph · sunrise 6:56 AM · sunset 7:54 PM
- Start on Showdown Trail, heading SW.
- 1.2 miSharp right onto Wild Ruffy Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 1.6 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.7 miBear right, heading SW.
- 1.5 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 2.1 miContinue straight onto Coyote Loop Trail, heading SW.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Red Ledges Trail, heading S.
- 150 ftReach Red Ledges Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Coyote Loop Trail, heading SE.
- 2.6 miSharp right, heading E.
- 1.5 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading N.
- 1.6 miTurn right onto Wild Ruffy Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Showdown Trail, heading NE.
- 0.5 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 7.0 mi in (~204 min). Leave by 4:10 PM for the 7:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 11:17 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from Showdown Trail Trailhead
- Wild Ruffy Trail 8.2 mi · ▲ 772 ft
- Wild Ruffy Trail Loop 11.2 mi · ▲ 918 ft
- Wild Ruffy Trail Loop 11.4 mi · ▲ 1,041 ft
- Coyote Loop Trail 11.5 mi · ▲ 792 ft
- Kam Connect Trail & Showdown Trail via Coyote Loop Trail 11.6 mi · ▲ 827 ft
- Little Pole Canyon Road via Wild Ruffy Trail 12.7 mi · ▲ 1,265 ft
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