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Alta-Brighton Viewpoint–Chad's Gap, 9 sights

7.6 mi · ▲ 2,968 ft · 4 hr 1 min

Alta-Brighton Viewpoint–Chad's Gap, 9 sights is a 7.6-mile out-and-back near Alta, UT. The route passes Chad's Gap, Evergreen Peak Viewpoint, Twin Lakes Reservoir and Alta-Brighton Viewpoint before reaching Twin Lakes Viewpoint at the turnaround, 3.6 miles in. It climbs 2,968 ft, with sections as steep as 39% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 33/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi8,544 – 10,128 ft · steepest grade: 39%8.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Wildcat Base Trailhead 40.58834, -111.63858
Nearest town Alta, UT
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Alta-Brighton Viewpoint–Chad's Gap, 9 sights

7.6 mi · ▲ 2,968 ft · 4 hr 1 min

Elevation 8,545–10,127 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Wildcat Base Trailhead · 40.58834, -111.63858

Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 67°F / low 50° · precip 1% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:56 PM

Transit-accessible: Goldminer's Daughter Lodge stop 90 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Peruvian Acre Road, heading E.
  2. 0.4 miTurn left onto Upper Albion Meadows Trail, heading E.
  3. 0.2 miSharp left onto Albion Parking Lot Road, heading N.
  4. 50 ftTurn right onto Twin Lakes Pass Trail, heading NE.
  5. 0.1 miTurn right onto Michigan City Road, heading W.
  6. 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
  7. 50 ftBear right onto Twin Lakes Pass Trail, heading E.
  8. 0.4 miPass Chad's Gap.
  9. 0.3 miSharp right onto Flagstaff Mountain Trail, heading NW.
  10. 250 ftSharp left onto Prince of Wales Mine Trail, heading NE.
  11. 150 ftTurn right onto Lazy Prince Trail, heading NE.
  12. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Honeycomb Cliffs Trail, heading S.
  13. 50 ftContinue straight onto Lazy Prince Trail, heading S.
  14. 50 ftTurn right onto Honeycomb Cliffs Trail, heading S.
  15. 50 ftBear left onto Lazy Prince Trail, heading S.
  16. 50 ftSharp left onto Alta-Brighton Trail, heading S.
  17. 250 ftBear right, heading SE.
  18. 0.3 miBear right onto Summit Road, heading N.
  19. 0.2 miPass Evergreen Peak Viewpoint.
  20. 50 ftPass Twin Lakes Reservoir.
  21. 150 ftContinue straight onto Alta-Brighton Trail, heading NE.
  22. 500 ftPass Alta-Brighton Viewpoint.
  23. 0.2 miBear left onto Twin Lakes Trail, heading E.
  24. 0.4 miPass Twin Lakes Viewpoint.
  25. 0.3 miReach Alta-Brighton Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  26. 0.7 miBear right onto Alta-Brighton Trail, heading S.
  27. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Summit Road, heading SW.
  28. 0.2 miBear left onto Alta-Brighton Trail, heading NW.
  29. 0.3 miSharp right onto Lazy Prince Trail, heading W.
  30. 50 ftBear right onto Honeycomb Cliffs Trail, heading W.
  31. 50 ftTurn left onto Lazy Prince Trail, heading W.
  32. 50 ftContinue straight onto Honeycomb Cliffs Trail, heading W.
  33. 50 ftContinue straight onto Lazy Prince Trail, heading W.
  34. 0.6 miTurn left onto Prince of Wales Mine Trail, heading NW.
  35. 150 ftSharp right onto Flagstaff Mountain Trail, heading W.
  36. 250 ftSharp left, heading NW.
  37. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Twin Lakes Pass Trail, heading NW.
  38. 0.4 miBear left, heading S.
  39. 50 ftBear right onto Michigan City Road, heading S.
  40. 0.2 miTurn left onto Twin Lakes Pass Trail, heading W.
  41. 0.1 miTurn left onto Albion Parking Lot Road, heading SW.
  42. 50 ftSharp right onto Upper Albion Meadows Trail, heading SW.
  43. 0.2 miTurn right onto Peruvian Acre Road, heading SW.
  44. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/alta-brighton-viewpoint-chads-gap-out-back-10-sights-12-km

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

ClearTemperature 67°F50°
Precip1%Wind10 mphUV7Humidity30%
Rained 0.5″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperature
70°50°
Sunrise 6:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:56 PM
Sat 67°50°
Sun 64°46° 55%
Mon 53°43° 62%
Tue 65°41°
Wed 72°50°
Thu 70°49° 29%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.2 mi in (~102 min). Leave by 5:53 PM for the 7:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:05 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Goldminer's Daughter Lodge stop 90 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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