Rasmussen Trail

7.2 mi · ▲ 472 ft · 2 hr 38 min

Rasmussen Trail is a 7.2-mile out-and-back near Kimball Junction, UT. It climbs 472 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi6,231 – 6,496 ft8.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.72356, -111.54943
Nearest town Kimball Junction, UT

Directions

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Rasmussen Trail

7.2 mi · ▲ 472 ft · 2 hr 38 min

Elevation 6,230–6,497 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.72356, -111.54943

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:52 PM

Transit-accessible: stop 256 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 500 ftTurn right onto West Ute Road, heading NE.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  4. 300 ftSharp left, heading N.
  5. 350 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  6. 100 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  7. 250 ftSharp left, heading NW.
  8. 50 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  9. 50 ftTurn left onto I-80 Ped Overpass, heading NW.
  10. 450 ftTurn left onto Rasmussen Trail, heading SE.
  11. 0.5 miTurn right, heading NW.
  12. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  13. 1.6 miTurn left, heading NW.
  14. 350 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  15. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  16. 100 ftSharp left, heading NW.
  17. 50 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  18. 400 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  19. 0.8 miBear right, heading NW.
  20. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  21. 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
  22. 0.8 miTurn left, heading SE.
  23. 400 ftSharp left, heading SE.
  24. 50 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  25. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  26. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  27. 1.6 miTurn left, heading SE.
  28. 500 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  29. 0.5 miTurn right onto I-80 Ped Overpass, heading NE.
  30. 450 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  31. 50 ftSharp left, heading SE.
  32. 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
  33. 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  34. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  35. 400 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  36. 300 ftTurn right onto West Ute Road, heading SE.
  37. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  38. 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 surface

90% paved10% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:59 AMSunset 7:52 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 256 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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