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Albion Meadow Trail–Home Run Trail, 4 sights

3.8 mi · ▲ 809 ft · 1 hr 40 min

Albion Meadow Trail–Home Run Trail, 4 sights is a 3.8-mile out-and-back near Alta, UT. It climbs 809 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 15/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi8,547 – 9,380 ft4.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.58740, -111.64203
Nearest town Alta, UT
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Albion Meadow Trail–Home Run Trail, 4 sights

3.8 mi · ▲ 809 ft · 1 hr 40 min

Elevation 8,547–9,380 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.58740, -111.64203

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:56 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Transit-accessible: Peruvian Lodge (Up) stop 192 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left onto Collins Gulch Road, heading E.
  3. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  4. 150 ftBear right onto Lower Albion Meadows Trail, heading E.
  5. 0.4 miTurn right onto Snake Pit Trail, heading E.
  6. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Home Run Trail, heading NE.
  7. 150 ftSharp right onto Upper Albion Meadows Trail, heading E.
  8. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Home Run Trail, heading S.
  9. 50 ftContinue straight onto Upper Albion Meadows Trail, heading S.
  10. 350 ftSharp left onto Albion Meadow Trail, heading S.
  11. 0.4 miReach Lower Albion Meadows Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 0.4 miSharp right onto Upper Albion Meadows Trail, heading NW.
  13. 350 ftContinue straight onto Home Run Trail, heading NW.
  14. 50 ftContinue straight onto Upper Albion Meadows Trail, heading NW.
  15. 0.1 miSharp left onto Home Run Trail, heading S.
  16. 150 ftContinue straight onto Snake Pit Trail, heading NW.
  17. 0.7 miTurn left onto Lower Albion Meadows Trail, heading NE.
  18. 0.4 miBear left, heading SW.
  19. 150 ftTurn left onto Collins Gulch Road, heading SW.
  20. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  21. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/albion-meadow-trail-home-run-trail-out-back-4-sights

Trail surface

92% dirt8% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:58 AMSunset 7:56 PM

Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Transit-accessible: Peruvian Lodge (Up) stop 192 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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