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Utah trails · Buckskin Gulch Trail

Buckskin Gulch Trail

A 11.9-mile out-and-back in Utah, with 682 ft of climbing. Reaches Buckskin Overlook. Managed by the Bureau of Land Management.

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Length
11.9 mi
Elevation gain
682 ft
Difficulty
Expert
Max grade
60%
Steepest mile
+262 ft
Tread at ≥10% grade
6.7 mi
Shape
out-and-back
Surface
Mud
Dogs
no
Bikes
no
Horses
no
Managed by
Bureau of Land Management

Elevation profile

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The climbing leans toward the first third: 47% of the ascent falls between mile 0.0 and mile 4.0. It gives back about 5,609 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.

3-D terrain

3-D terrain view of Buckskin Gulch Trail

USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5

Reaches

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Terrain graded T4 (SAC scale) — exposed or hands-on hiking reported on part of this route.

Daylight at the trailhead

On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 7:08 a.m., the sun rises at 7:34 a.m. and sets at 6:52 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:18 p.m. (MDT) — 11 h 18 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 23.9-mile round trip takes roughly 9 h 32 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 5:06 p.m. — 1 h 46 min before sunset.

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