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Baby Thunder Trail–Chauner's Loop, 3 sights

3.6 mi · ▲ 976 ft · 1 hr 41 min

Baby Thunder Trail–Chauner's Loop, 3 sights is a 3.6-mile out-and-back near Alta, UT. It climbs 976 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi8,045 – 8,468 ft · steepest grade: 19%4.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.58224, -111.65125
Nearest town Alta, UT
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Baby Thunder Trail–Chauner's Loop, 3 sights

3.6 mi · ▲ 976 ft · 1 hr 41 min

Elevation 8,045–8,469 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.58224, -111.65125

Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 68°F / low 48° · precip 1% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:56 PM

Transit-accessible: Cliff Lodge (Up) stop 265 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 250 ftSharp right onto Chauner's Loop, heading W.
  3. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Creek Road, heading W.
  4. 450 ftTurn left onto Peruvian Gulch Trail, heading SW.
  5. 50 ftSharp right onto Creek Road, heading S.
  6. 50 ftContinue straight onto Dick Bass Highway, heading S.
  7. 100 ftBear right onto Mid-Way Trail, heading S.
  8. 50 ftBear left onto Dick Bass Highway, heading S.
  9. 300 ftTurn right onto Chauner's Loop, heading SW.
  10. 50 ftBear left onto Dick Bass Highway, heading SW.
  11. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Big Mountain Trail, heading SW.
  12. 100 ftContinue straight onto Mid-Way Trail, heading W.
  13. 50 ftContinue straight onto Big Mountain Trail, heading W.
  14. 50 ftBear left onto Mid-Way Trail, heading W.
  15. 50 ftContinue straight onto Big Mountain Trail, heading W.
  16. 50 ftTurn right onto Mid-Way Trail, heading W.
  17. 0.1 miSharp left onto Gad Valley Road, heading SW.
  18. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Baby Thunder Trail, heading S.
  19. 0.9 miReach Chauner's Loop, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  20. 0.7 miBear left, heading W.
  21. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Gad Valley Road, heading SE.
  22. 0.1 miSharp right onto Mid-Way Trail, heading NE.
  23. 0.1 miTurn left onto Big Mountain Trail, heading E.
  24. 50 ftContinue straight onto Mid-Way Trail, heading E.
  25. 50 ftBear right onto Big Mountain Trail, heading E.
  26. 50 ftContinue straight onto Mid-Way Trail, heading E.
  27. 50 ftContinue straight onto Big Mountain Trail, heading E.
  28. 100 ftContinue straight onto Dick Bass Highway, heading SE.
  29. 0.3 miBear right onto Chauner's Loop, heading N.
  30. 50 ftTurn left onto Dick Bass Highway, heading N.
  31. 300 ftBear right onto Mid-Way Trail, heading N.
  32. 50 ftBear left onto Dick Bass Highway, heading N.
  33. 100 ftContinue straight onto Creek Road, heading NW.
  34. 50 ftSharp left onto Peruvian Gulch Trail, heading NW.
  35. 50 ftTurn right onto Creek Road, heading N.
  36. 450 ftContinue straight onto Chauner's Loop, heading NW.
  37. 0.1 miSharp left, heading E.
  38. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/baby-thunder-trail-out-back

Trail surface

99% dirt1% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 68°F48°
Precip1%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity34%
Rained 0.9″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperature
70°45°
Sunrise 6:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:56 PM
Sat 68°47°
Sun 63°48° 55%
Mon 54°44° 62%
Tue 66°43°
Wed 73°52°
Thu 71°51° 28%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~21 min). Leave by 7:15 PM for the 7:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:29 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Cliff Lodge (Up) stop 265 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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