Sentry Loop
4.9 mi · ▲ 951 ft · 2 hr 7 min
Sentry Loop is a 4.9-mile out-and-back in Antelope Island State Park near Newport Haven, UT. It climbs 951 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade. It scores 90/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Sentry Loop
4.9 mi · ▲ 951 ft · 2 hr 7 min
Elevation 4,278–5,230 ft
Out & Back · Antelope Island State Park
Trailhead: Sentry Loop · 40.91821, -112.17248
Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 88°F / low 62° · precip 1% · wind 19 mph · sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:58 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Sentry Loop, heading W.
- 1.9 miTurn right onto Sentry Loop Trail, heading NW.
- 0.6 miReach Sentry Loop, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Sentry Loop, heading NE.
- 1.9 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.3 mi in (~84 min). Leave by 6:14 PM for the 7:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:08 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Sentry Loop Trailhead
- Buffalo Scaffold / West Side Trail & Sentry Loop 15.8 mi · ▲ 2,840 ft
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