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.
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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
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 350 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 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.
- 50 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 SW.
- 200 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 50 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 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
More from this trailhead
- Old Gondala Swing Hike 4.1 mi · ▲ 305 ft
- Droubay Road 4.2 mi · ▲ 217 ft
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