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Utah
Rim Overlook
1.9 mi
Distance
1,362 ft
Gain
1h 16m
Time
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What we do know
Inside Capitol Reef National Park
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No access route mapped
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Why you'll love it
Quick trip — under 2 mi
Out & back
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 1.9 mi
- Elevation gain
- 1,362 ft
- Elevation loss
- 1,362 ft
- Highest point
- 6,411 ft
- Lowest point
- 5,468 ft
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- Managing agency
- National Park Service
About this trail
Rim Overlook is a 1.95-mile out-and-back trail in Utah managed by the National Park Service. The trail gains 1,226 feet of elevation and descends 435 feet.
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