Hiking trails near Vernal, Utah

87 official trails lie within 25 miles of Vernal — 377 miles in total, 39 rated easy and 22 hard or expert. Every distance and elevation figure below is computed from the agency centerline and a 10 m elevation model, not crowd-sourced.

The biggest climb nearby gains 2,457 ft; the median trail gains 327 ft.

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24 trails worth the drive

Trail	Miles	Climb	Difficulty	Drive from town
Dry Fork Flume	10.2	2,340 ft	Expert	45 min · 17 mi
Jackalope	13.9	973 ft	Expert	27 min · 11 mi
Sink Ridge	7.4	2,145 ft	Expert	1 h 05 min · 22 mi
Deadman Lake	13.4	1,061 ft	Expert	1 h 49 min · 41 mi
Marsh Peak-Dry Fork	8.2	1,849 ft	Expert	1 h 41 min · 30 mi
Ruple to Ely Trail	8.0	1,030 ft	Expert	1 h 32 min · 28 mi
Retail Sale	13.3	276 ft	Expert	19 min · 9 mi
Galloway Spring	6.8	1,215 ft	Hard	1 h 17 min · 22 mi
Three Amigos	8.5	270 ft	Hard	24 min · 14 mi
Lake Mountain	5.9	1,059 ft	Hard	50 min · 18 mi
More Hoes	7.9	327 ft	Hard	11 min · 9 mi
Slippery When Wet	8.7	227 ft	Hard	28 min · 11 mi
Can You Moo	11.0	470 ft	Hard	12 min · 10 mi
Frenches Park	5.4	592 ft	Hard	1 h 19 min · 25 mi
Bassett Springs Spur B	2.9	1,467 ft	Moderate	44 min · 25 mi
High Rollas	8.6	278 ft	Hard	10 min · 9 mi
Corkscrew	7.7	664 ft	Hard	20 min · 13 mi
South Fork Dry Fork	2.6	1,435 ft	Moderate	57 min · 20 mi
Lake Park	5.2	721 ft	Hard	1 h 07 min · 29 mi
Oaks Park-East Park	6.5	666 ft	Hard	1 h 07 min · 29 mi
Macks Park	3.8	972 ft	Moderate	1 h 58 min · 43 mi
Dry Fork Mountain	4.5	810 ft	Moderate	1 h 02 min · 20 mi
North Fork Dry Fork	4.3	854 ft	Moderate	1 h 29 min · 27 mi
Cow Canyon	3.9	951 ft	Moderate	1 h 34 min · 28 mi

Quick picks near Vernal

Easy and short: Cow Hollow — 2.0 mi, rated easy, 19 mi from town
Biggest climb: Dry Fork Flume — 2,340 ft over 10.2 mi, 14 mi from town
Longest: Jackalope — 13.9 mi, 6 mi from town

What the trails reach

Summits: Marsh Peak-Dry Fork to Marsh Peak; Lake Mountain to Jay Point; Limber Flag Yurt to Limber Flag; Ruple Point Trail to Ruple Point

Lakes: Deadman Lake to Lightning Park; Lake Mountain to Gull Lake; More Hoes to Cattail Tank; South Fork Dry Fork to Gull Lake

Viewpoints: Ruple Point Trail to Island Park Overlook; Ruple Point to Island Park Overlook

Springs: Galloway Spring to Galloway Spring; Lake Mountain to Uranium Spring; South Fork Dry Fork to Bear Seep; Grouse Creek Overlook to Corral Spring

Trail guides near Vernal

Uinta Highline — 107.2 mi, 4,513 ft climb · 27 mi away
West Fork Whiterocks — 15.4 mi, 1,454 ft climb · 33 mi away
Chain Lakes-Atwood — 17.6 mi, 3,634 ft climb · 37 mi away

Nearby towns: Roosevelt (26 mi)

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