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Blackjack Road–Chauner's Loop Loop, 5 sights is a 2.6-mile loop near Alta, UT. It climbs 900 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi8,137 – 9,039 ft · steepest grade: 24%3.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Dick Bass Highway 40.58081, -111.65550
Nearest town Alta, UT

Directions

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Blackjack Road–Chauner's Loop Loop, 5 sights

2.6 mi · ▲ 900 ft · 1 hr 19 min

Elevation 8,137–9,040 ft

Loop

Trailhead: Dick Bass Highway · 40.58081, -111.65550

Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 69°F / low 48° · precip 1% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:56 PM

Transit-accessible: Snowbird Center stop 185 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Dick Bass Highway, heading SW.
  2. 50 ftTurn right onto Observation Point Trail, heading S.
  3. 50 ftContinue straight onto Dick Bass Highway, heading SW.
  4. 150 ftBear right onto Mid-Way Trail, heading SW.
  5. 50 ftBear left onto Dick Bass Highway, heading S.
  6. 300 ftTurn right onto Chauner's Loop, heading S.
  7. 50 ftBear left onto Dick Bass Highway, heading S.
  8. 0.5 miSharp left onto Gad Valley Road, heading SE.
  9. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Big Mountain Trail, heading N.
  10. 0.3 miBear left onto Rothman Way, heading NE.
  11. 0.3 miTurn left onto Blackjack Road, heading E.
  12. 0.6 miSharp left onto Blackjack Return, heading NE.
  13. 0.4 miBear right onto Chauner's Loop, heading NW.
  14. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Creek Road, heading SW.
  15. 450 ftTurn left onto Peruvian Gulch Trail, heading SW.
  16. 50 ftSharp right onto Creek Road, heading SW.
  17. 100 ftSharp right onto Dick Bass Highway, heading SW.
  18. 50 ftContinue straight onto Observation Point Trail, heading SW.
  19. 50 ftTurn left onto Dick Bass Highway, heading W.
  20. 50 ftThe 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

77% dirt23% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 69°F48°
Precip1%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity35%
Rained 0.9″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperature
70°45°
Sunrise 6:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:56 PM
Sat 69°47°
Sun 63°48° 54%
Mon 54°45° 54%
Tue 66°43°
Wed 73°52°
Thu 71°51° 20%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~25 min). Leave by 7:11 PM for the 7:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:25 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Snowbird Center stop 185 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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