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Big Mountain Trail–Blackjack Road Loop, 5 sights is a 2.7-mile loop near Alta, UT. It climbs 934 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi8,147 – 9,039 ft · steepest grade: 25%3.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Blackjack Return 40.58331, -111.64767
Nearest town Alta, UT

Directions

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Big Mountain Trail–Blackjack Road Loop, 5 sights

2.7 mi · ▲ 934 ft · 1 hr 22 min

Elevation 8,147–9,040 ft

Loop

Trailhead: Blackjack Return · 40.58331, -111.64767

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

Transit-accessible: Black Jack Lodge (Up) stop 393 m from the trailhead

  1. Start on Blackjack Return, heading S.
  2. 0.4 miBear 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 SW.
  6. 100 ftContinue straight onto Dick Bass Highway, heading S.
  7. 50 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 SW.
  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 miTurn left onto Gad Valley Road, heading S.
  18. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Big Mountain Trail, heading SW.
  19. 100 ftContinue straight onto Rothman Way, heading SW.
  20. 0.3 miTurn left onto Big Mountain Trail, heading E.
  21. 50 ftBear left onto Rothman Way, heading E.
  22. 0.3 miTurn left onto Blackjack Road, heading S.
  23. 0.6 miThe 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 surface

78% dirt22% 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 1.3 mi in (~37 min). Leave by 6:59 PM for the 7:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:01 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Black Jack Lodge (Up) stop 393 m from the trailhead

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