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Black Point

8.3 mi · ▲ 1,196 ft · 3 hr 22 min

Black Point is an 8.3-mile out-and-back near Gorder, UT. The route reaches Black Point at the turnaround, 4.2 miles in. It climbs 1,196 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 27/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi4,734 – 5,292 ft · steepest grade: 18%8.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.19911, -111.96528
Nearest town Gorder, UT
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Directions

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Black Point

8.3 mi · ▲ 1,196 ft · 3 hr 22 min

Elevation 4,734–5,291 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.19911, -111.96528

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:57 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 50 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  3. 0.9 miTurn right, heading SW.
  4. 0.2 miSharp left, heading SW.
  5. 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
  6. 0.2 miSharp right, heading SW.
  7. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  8. 0.1 miSharp right, heading S.
  9. 500 ftTurn left, heading S.
  10. 0.7 miTurn right, heading SE.
  11. 0.9 miBear left, heading SE.
  12. 500 ftBear left, heading SW.
  13. 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
  14. 100 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  15. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
  16. 0.2 miReach Black Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  17. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  18. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
  19. 100 ftBear right, heading NE.
  20. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
  21. 500 ftBear right, heading W.
  22. 0.9 miTurn left, heading NE.
  23. 0.7 miTurn right, heading NW.
  24. 500 ftSharp left, heading N.
  25. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  26. 0.1 miSharp left, heading N.
  27. 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
  28. 0.1 miSharp right, heading SE.
  29. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  30. 0.9 miSharp left, heading NW.
  31. 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/black-point-out-back-13-km-2104

Trail surface

76% dirt24% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:59 AMSunset 7:57 PM

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