Utah trails · Rim Trail
Rim Trail
A 9.1-mile out-and-back in Utah, with 599 ft of climbing. Reaches Wall of Windows and other arch/viewpoint destinations. Managed by the National Park Service.
Elevation profile
The climbing is spread fairly evenly along the route. It gives back about 1,314 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Wall of Windows (arch)
- Queens Castle (arch)
- Sunset Point (viewpoint)
- Rim Trailhead (North) (viewpoint)
- Upper Inspiration Point (viewpoint)
- Lower Inspiration Point (viewpoint)
- Middle Inspiration Point (viewpoint)
- Sunrise Point (viewpoint)
- Bryce Point (viewpoint)
Getting there
Social Trail access — parking nearby. 37.63038, -112.16379 · 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 18.1-mile round trip takes roughly 7 h 19 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 2:16 p.m. — 5 h 43 min before sunset.
Loop options
- Chokecherry Atv Trail + Rim Trail + Meeks Lake — 8.7 mi loop, 2,322 ft gain
- Pleasant Creek + Meeks Lake + Rim Trail — 8.7 mi loop, 2,361 ft gain
- Great Western Trail + Rim Trail + Meeks Lake — 15.2 mi loop, 2,778 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Under the Rim — 1.9 mi
- Great Western Trail — 7.8 mi
- Birch Spring-Pass Creek Loop — 27.7 mi
- Markagunt Plateau — 28.3 mi