Sheep Rock Trailhead Access Sunset Point & Kennecott Road
7.5 mi · ▲ 791 ft · 2 hr 54 min
Sheep Rock Trailhead Access Sunset Point & Kennecott Road is a 7.5-mile out-and-back near Lake Point Junction, UT. The route reaches Sheep Rock Trailhead Access Sunset Point at the turnaround, 3.8 miles in. It climbs 791 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Sheep Rock Trailhead Access Sunset Point & Kennecott Road
7.5 mi · ▲ 791 ft · 2 hr 54 min
Elevation 4,251–4,615 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 40.71715, -112.22927
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:58 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 1.5 miBear right onto Kennecott Road, heading SW.
- 1.4 miTurn right, heading W.
- 150 ftSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 150 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 200 ftReach Sheep Rock Trailhead Access Sunset Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 1.4 miBear left, heading N.
- 1.4 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 right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:38 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:58 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:26 PM.
More from this trailhead
- Kennecott Road 3.7 mi · ▲ 628 ft
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