Utah trails · Great Western Trail
Great Western Trail
A 93.3-mile network in Utah, with 2,974 ft of climbing. Reaches Gresham Spring and other lake/spring destinations. Managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Elevation profile
The climbing leans toward the first third: 49% of the ascent falls between mile 0.0 and mile 47.6. It gives back about 11,718 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Gresham Spring (spring)
- Black Lake (lake)
- Three Springs (spring)
- Horse Lake (lake)
- Joe Lay Reservoir (lake)
- Rock Lake (lake)
- Long Willow Bottom Reservoir (lake)
- Barker Reservoir (lake)
- Gates Spring (spring)
- Cuddyback Lake (lake)
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Getting there
Great Western Trail access. 37.73024, -112.09428 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:30 a.m., the sun rises at 6:57 a.m. and sets at 7:59 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 8:26 p.m. (MDT) — 13 h 02 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 93.3-mile route works out to roughly 36 h 03 min of walking — more than a single day of daylight here, so plan it as an overnight or hike it in sections.
Loop options
- Great Western Trail + Great Western Trail, Loa — 1.8 mi loop, 198 ft gain
- Great Western Trail + Rubys Inn 2 Snow Trail + Rubys Inn 3 Snow Trail — 12.3 mi loop, 873 ft gain
- Rubys Inn Snowmobile Trail + Great Western Trail — 8.3 mi loop, 870 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Rim Trail — 7.8 mi
- Under the Rim — 9.4 mi
- Poison Creek Atv Trail — 21.8 mi
- Snowmobile Trail — 26.6 mi