Sheep Rock Trailhead Access Sunset Point via Old Gondala Swing Hike

3.7 mi · ▲ 305 ft · 1 hr 23 min

Sheep Rock Trailhead Access Sunset Point via Old Gondala Swing Hike is a 3.7-mile out-and-back near Lake Point, UT. The route reaches Sheep Rock Trailhead Access Sunset Point at the turnaround, 1.9 miles in. It climbs 305 ft. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi4,262 – 4,482 ft4.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.66727, -112.25881
Nearest town Lake Point, UT

Directions

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Sheep Rock Trailhead Access Sunset Point via Old Gondala Swing Hike

3.7 mi · ▲ 305 ft · 1 hr 23 min

Elevation 4,261–4,482 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.66727, -112.25881

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 350 ftSharp left, heading E.
  3. 200 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  4. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  5. 0.6 miBear right, heading N.
  6. 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
  7. 50 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  8. 0.3 miTurn left onto Old Gondala Swing Hike, heading N.
  9. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  10. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  11. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  12. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  13. 150 ftSharp left, heading W.
  14. 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
  15. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  16. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  17. 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
  18. 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
  19. 200 ftReach Sheep Rock Trailhead Access Sunset Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  20. 150 ftSharp left, heading N.
  21. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  22. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  23. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  24. 0.2 miSharp left, heading S.
  25. 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
  26. 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
  27. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  28. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  29. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  30. 0.3 miSharp left, heading E.
  31. 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
  32. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  33. 0.6 miTurn right, heading S.
  34. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  35. 200 ftSharp right, heading S.
  36. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

33% gravel1% dirt66% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:00 AMSunset 7:58 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 7:37 PM for the 7:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:14 PM — 12 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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