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Smuggler's Gap Trail

3 mi · ▲ 1,759 ft · 1 hr 53 min

Smuggler's Gap Trail is a 3-mile out-and-back near Margarethe, UT. It climbs 1,759 ft, with sections as steep as 42% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 79/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi6,053 – 7,815 ft · steepest grade: 42%3.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Meadows Trail 40.82453, -111.79371
Nearest town Margarethe, UT
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Smuggler's Gap Trail

3 mi · ▲ 1,759 ft · 1 hr 53 min

Elevation 6,052–7,814 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Meadows Trail · 40.82453, -111.79371

Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 79°F / low 59° · precip 1% · wind 16 mph · sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:56 PM

No dogs on part of this route · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Meadows Trail, heading E.
  2. 0.4 miTurn right onto Smuggler's Gap Trail, heading S.
  3. 1.1 miReach Smuggler's Gap Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 1.1 miTurn left onto Meadows Trail, heading N.
  5. 0.3 miArrive 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/smugglers-gap-trail-out-back

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

ClearTemperature 79°F59°
Precip1%Wind16 mphUV7Humidity19%
Rained 0.2″ 6 days ago
Hourly temperature
80°55°
Sunrise 6:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:56 PM
Sat 78°59°
Sun 75°56° 36%
Mon 63°51° 64%
Tue 75°50°
Wed 83°55°
Thu 77°57° 25%

Good to know

  • No dogs on part of this route
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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