Baby Thunder Trail–Gad 2 Road, 3 sights is a 5.3-mile out-and-back near Alta, UT. It climbs 2,300 ft, with sections as steep as 35% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 13/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi7,881 – 9,958 ft · steepest grade: 35%6.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Creek Road 40.57769, -111.66701
Nearest town Alta, UT
Directions
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Baby Thunder Trail–Gad 2 Road, 3 sights
5.3 mi · ▲ 2,300 ft · 2 hr 55 min
Elevation 7,880–9,957 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Creek Road · 40.57769, -111.66701
Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 69°F / low 48° · precip 1% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:56 PM
Transit-accessible: Creekside (Up) stop 100 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Creek Road, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Gad Valley Road, heading SE.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Dean's Delight, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Gad Valley Road, heading SE.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Baby Thunder Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Gad Valley Road, heading SE.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Mid-Way Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Gad Valley Road, heading E.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Big Mountain Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left onto Gad Valley Road, heading N.
- 0.7 miBear right onto Big Mountain Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Gad Valley Road, heading SE.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Big Mountain Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Gad 2 Traverse, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Gad 2 Road, heading SW.
- 150 ftReach Baby Thunder Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Gad 2 Traverse, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Big Mountain Trail, heading E.
- 400 ftSharp left onto Gad Valley Road, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Big Mountain Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Gad Valley Road, heading SE.
- 0.7 miBear right onto Big Mountain Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Gad Valley Road, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Mid-Way Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Gad Valley Road, heading NW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Baby Thunder Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Gad Valley Road, heading N.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Dean's Delight, heading NW.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Gad Valley Road, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Creek Road, heading SW.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
96% dirt4% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 69°F48°
Precip1%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity33%
Rained 0.9″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperature
70°45°
Sunrise 6:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:56 PM
Sat
69°47°
Sun
64°48°
52%
Mon
55°45°
61%
Tue
67°43°
Wed
74°52°
Thu
72°51°
27%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~43 min). Leave by 6:52 PM for the 7:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:35 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Creekside (Up) stop 100 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Creek Road 2.6 mi · ▲ 624 ft
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