Sheep Rock Trailhead Access Sunset Point via Old Gondala Swing Hike
6.4 mi · ▲ 304 ft · 2 hr 17 min
Sheep Rock Trailhead Access Sunset Point via Old Gondala Swing Hike is a 6.4-mile out-and-back near Mills Junction, UT. The route reaches Sheep Rock Trailhead Access Sunset Point at the turnaround, 3.2 miles in. It climbs 304 ft. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Sheep Rock Trailhead Access Sunset Point via Old Gondala Swing Hike
6.4 mi · ▲ 304 ft · 2 hr 17 min
Elevation 4,261–4,482 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 40.65407, -112.27750
Weather Sep 5: Clear, high 88°F / low 70° · precip 0% · wind 17 mph · sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:58 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 1.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading NW.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Old Gondala Swing Hike, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 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 NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 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.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 1.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 150 ftArrive 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
- Hole in the Rock. 5.8 mi · ▲ 397 ft
- Old Gondala Swing Hike 6.7 mi · ▲ 278 ft
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