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Sheep Rock Trailhead Access Sunset Point via Old Gondala Swing Hike

9.7 mi · ▲ 873 ft · 3 hr 40 min

Sheep Rock Trailhead Access Sunset Point via Old Gondala Swing Hike is a 9.7-mile out-and-back near Stansbury park, UT. The route reaches Sheep Rock Trailhead Access Sunset Point at the turnaround, 4.9 miles in. It climbs 873 ft. It scores 14/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi4,262 – 4,879 ft10.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Bates Canyon Trailhead 40.62407, -112.26652
Nearest town Stansbury park, UT
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Sheep Rock Trailhead Access Sunset Point via Old Gondala Swing Hike

9.7 mi · ▲ 873 ft · 3 hr 40 min

Elevation 4,261–4,879 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Bates Canyon Trailhead · 40.62407, -112.26652

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:58 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 100 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  3. 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  4. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  5. 0.7 miTurn left, heading NE.
  6. 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
  7. 0.7 miBear right, heading NW.
  8. 1.6 miBear right, heading N.
  9. 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
  10. 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
  11. 0.3 miTurn left onto Old Gondala Swing Hike, heading N.
  12. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  13. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  14. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  15. 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
  16. 150 ftSharp left, heading W.
  17. 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
  18. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  19. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  20. 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
  21. 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
  22. 150 ftReach Sheep Rock Trailhead Access Sunset Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  23. 200 ftSharp left, heading N.
  24. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  25. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  26. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  27. 0.2 miSharp left, heading NW.
  28. 50 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  29. 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
  30. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  31. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  32. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  33. 0.3 miSharp left, heading E.
  34. 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
  35. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  36. 1.6 miBear left, heading S.
  37. 0.7 miBear right, heading SE.
  38. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  39. 0.7 miTurn right, heading SW.
  40. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  41. 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
  42. 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/sheep-rock-trailhead-access-sunset-point-out-back-16-km

Trail surface

15% dirt11% gravel74% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:00 AMSunset 7:58 PM

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.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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