Black Forest Trail–Lower Lift Line, 5 sights
3.5 mi · ▲ 1,166 ft · 1 hr 45 min
Black Forest Trail–Lower Lift Line, 5 sights is a 3.5-mile out-and-back near Sundance, UT. It climbs 1,166 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade. It scores 22/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi6,237 – 7,212 ft · steepest grade: 25%3.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 40.38974, -111.58261
Nearest town Sundance, UT
Directions
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Black Forest Trail–Lower Lift Line, 5 sights
3.5 mi · ▲ 1,166 ft · 1 hr 45 min
Elevation 6,238–7,212 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 40.38974, -111.58261
Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 79°F / low 59° · precip 1% · wind 14 mph · sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:55 PM
Transit-accessible: Sundance Mountain Resort stop 439 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Lower Lift Line, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 350 ftBear left onto Summer Road, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Black Forest Trail, heading SW.
- 0.9 miReach Sunshine Way, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miSharp left onto Upper Black Forest Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Red's Summit Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Speedtrap, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Switchback Alley, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Speedtrap, heading SE.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Sunshine Way, heading E.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading NE.
- 100 ftBear left onto Lower Lift Line, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 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
9% gravel3% dirt88% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 79°F59°
Precip1%Wind14 mphUV7Humidity19%
Rained 0.2″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperature
80°55°
Sunrise 6:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:55 PM
Sat
79°57°
Sun
74°54°
55%
Mon
66°50°
55%
Tue
74°47°
Wed
81°53°
Thu
81°56°
24%
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Sundance Mountain Resort stop 439 m from the trailhead
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