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scenic overlook–24/7 Access, 6 sights

8.9 mi · ▲ 1,179 ft · 3 hr 33 min

scenic overlook–24/7 Access, 6 sights is an 8.9-mile out-and-back near Gogorza, UT. The route reaches scenic overlook at the turnaround, 4.4 miles in. It climbs 1,179 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi6,273 – 7,215 ft9.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.75545, -111.57190
Nearest town Gogorza, UT
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scenic overlook–24/7 Access, 6 sights

8.9 mi · ▲ 1,179 ft · 3 hr 33 min

Elevation 6,272–7,217 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.75545, -111.57190

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:57 AM · sunset 7:56 PM

Transit-accessible: Jeremy Ranch P&R stop 46 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  3. 250 ftSharp left, heading SE.
  4. 50 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  6. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  7. 350 ftContinue straight onto Rasmussen Trail, heading SE.
  8. 50 ftContinue straight onto Blue Bird, heading NE.
  9. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  10. 0.2 miBear right onto The Graduate, heading SE.
  11. 0.4 miSharp left onto Fink Again, heading E.
  12. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Crazy Eights, heading NW.
  13. 250 ftTurn left onto 24-7, heading NW.
  14. 100 ftContinue straight onto Fink Again, heading SE.
  15. 50 ftContinue straight onto 24-7, heading E.
  16. 1.3 miBear left onto 24/7 Access, heading N.
  17. 50 ftTurn right onto 24-7, heading N.
  18. 0.2 miSharp right onto Flying Dog, heading N.
  19. 1.1 miBear right onto scenic overlook trail, heading E.
  20. 50 ftReach scenic overlook, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  21. 50 ftBear left onto Flying Dog, heading E.
  22. 1.1 miSharp left onto 24-7, heading S.
  23. 0.2 miTurn left onto 24/7 Access, heading NW.
  24. 50 ftBear right onto 24-7, heading NW.
  25. 1.3 miContinue straight onto Fink Again, heading W.
  26. 50 ftContinue straight onto 24-7, heading W.
  27. 50 ftTurn right onto Crazy Eights, heading W.
  28. 250 ftContinue straight onto Fink Again, heading W.
  29. 0.8 miSharp right onto The Graduate, heading W.
  30. 0.4 miBear left, heading SE.
  31. 0.2 miTurn left onto Blue Bird, heading NW.
  32. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Rasmussen Trail, heading NE.
  33. 450 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  34. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  35. 50 ftSharp left, heading NW.
  36. 50 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  37. 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
  38. 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/scenic-overlook-24-7-access-out-back-6-sights

Trail surface

88% dirt9% paved3% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:57 AMSunset 7:56 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.1 mi in (~128 min). Leave by 5:27 PM for the 7:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:55 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Jeremy Ranch P&R stop 46 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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