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.
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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
- Start on Blackjack Return, heading S.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Chauner's Loop, heading W.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Creek Road, heading W.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Peruvian Gulch Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Creek Road, heading SW.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Dick Bass Highway, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right onto Mid-Way Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left onto Dick Bass Highway, heading S.
- 300 ftTurn right onto Chauner's Loop, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Dick Bass Highway, heading SW.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Big Mountain Trail, heading SW.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Mid-Way Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Big Mountain Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left onto Mid-Way Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Big Mountain Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Mid-Way Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Gad Valley Road, heading S.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Big Mountain Trail, heading SW.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Rothman Way, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Big Mountain Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left onto Rothman Way, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Blackjack Road, heading S.
- 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.
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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.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Black Jack Lodge (Up) stop 393 m from the trailhead
More from Blackjack Return Trailhead
- Dick Bass Highway 1.9 mi · ▲ 397 ft
- Dean's Delight & Observation Point Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 482 ft
- Creek Road 2.3 mi · ▲ 627 ft
- Creek Road 2.4 mi · ▲ 627 ft
- Creek Road 2.5 mi · ▲ 658 ft
- Creek Road 2.5 mi · ▲ 658 ft
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