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Rudys Flat & City Creek - Rudy's Connector Trail

3.3 mi · ▲ 1,458 ft · 1 hr 50 min

Rudys Flat & City Creek - Rudy's Connector Trail is a 3.3-mile out-and-back near Maple Cove, UT. The route reaches Rudys Flat at the turnaround, 1.6 miles in. It climbs 1,458 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 77/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi5,722 – 7,182 ft · steepest grade: 25%3.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: City Creek - Rudy's Connector Trail 40.82188, -111.80857
Nearest town Maple Cove, UT
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Rudys Flat & City Creek - Rudy's Connector Trail

3.3 mi · ▲ 1,458 ft · 1 hr 50 min

Elevation 5,721–7,181 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: City Creek - Rudy's Connector Trail · 40.82188, -111.80857

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:57 PM

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  1. Start on City Creek - Rudy's Connector Trail, heading NW.
  2. 1.6 miBear left onto Mueller Park Trail, heading N.
  3. 450 ftReach Rudys Flat, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 450 ftBear right onto City Creek - Rudy's Connector Trail, heading SW.
  5. 1.6 miArrive 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/rudys-flat-out-back

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:58 AMSunset 7:57 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.5 mi in (~79 min). Leave by 6:17 PM for the 7:57 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:48 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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