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Baby Thunder Trail–Chauner's Loop Loop, 3 sights

4.3 mi · ▲ 1,271 ft · 2 hr 4 min

Baby Thunder Trail–Chauner's Loop Loop, 3 sights is a 4.3-mile loop near Alta, UT. It climbs 1,271 ft, with sections as steep as 28% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi7,901 – 9,216 ft · steepest grade: 28%4.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: White Pine-Snowbird Link Trail 40.57701, -111.67008
Nearest town Alta, UT
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Baby Thunder Trail–Chauner's Loop Loop, 3 sights

4.3 mi · ▲ 1,271 ft · 2 hr 4 min

Elevation 7,900–9,217 ft

Loop

Trailhead: White Pine-Snowbird Link Trail · 40.57701, -111.67008

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 (Down) stop 250 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 50 ftContinue straight onto White Pine-Snowbird Link Trail, heading SE.
  3. 50 ftTurn left onto Dean's Delight, heading E.
  4. 50 ftContinue straight onto Baby Thunder Trail, heading E.
  5. 50 ftContinue straight onto Dean's Delight, heading E.
  6. 150 ftContinue straight onto Gad Valley Road, heading E.
  7. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Baby Thunder Trail, heading E.
  8. 50 ftContinue straight onto Gad Valley Road, heading SE.
  9. 0.1 miSharp right onto Mid-Way Trail, heading SE.
  10. 50 ftTurn left onto Gad Valley Road, heading SE.
  11. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Big Mountain Trail, heading E.
  12. 50 ftBear left onto Gad Valley Road, heading E.
  13. 0.7 miSharp left onto Big Mountain Trail, heading W.
  14. 0.9 miSharp left onto Rothman Way, heading NE.
  15. 0.3 miSharp right onto Big Mountain Trail, heading W.
  16. 0.5 miSharp right onto Dick Bass Highway, heading NE.
  17. 0.3 miBear right onto Chauner's Loop, heading NE.
  18. 50 ftTurn left onto Dick Bass Highway, heading NE.
  19. 50 ftBear left onto Chauner's Loop, heading NE.
  20. 350 ftContinue straight onto Mid-Way Trail, heading NE.
  21. 400 ftSharp right onto Miner's Road, heading E.
  22. 150 ftSharp left onto Dean's Delight, heading NE.
  23. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Baby Thunder Trail, heading W.
  24. 50 ftContinue straight onto Dean's Delight, heading W.
  25. 50 ftTurn right onto White Pine-Snowbird Link Trail, heading W.
  26. 50 ftThe loop closes 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/baby-thunder-trail-loop

Trail surface

100% dirt

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 1.8 mi in (~82 min). Leave by 6:14 PM for the 7:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:55 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Creekside (Down) stop 250 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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