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.
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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
- Start on Dick Bass Highway, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Observation Point Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Dick Bass Highway, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear right onto Mid-Way Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Dick Bass Highway, heading S.
- 300 ftTurn right onto Chauner's Loop, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left onto Dick Bass Highway, heading S.
- 0.5 miSharp left onto Gad Valley Road, heading SE.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Big Mountain Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Rothman Way, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Blackjack Road, heading E.
- 0.6 miSharp left onto Blackjack Return, heading NE.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Chauner's Loop, heading NW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Creek Road, heading SW.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Peruvian Gulch Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Creek Road, heading SW.
- 100 ftSharp right onto Dick Bass Highway, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Observation Point Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Dick Bass Highway, heading W.
- 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.
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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.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Snowbird Center stop 185 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Dick Bass Highway Trailhead
- Chauner's Loop–Dick Bass Highway Loop, 3 sights 2 mi · ▲ 485 ft
- Dean's Delight & White Pine-Snowbird Link Trail 2.7 mi · ▲ 550 ft
- Gloria Falls & White Pine-Snowbird Link Trail via White Pine Trail 4.6 mi · ▲ 1,019 ft
- Blackjack Road–Chauner's Loop Loop, 8 sights 5.2 mi · ▲ 2,625 ft
- Red Pine Lake–Dean's Delight, 4 sights 9.3 mi · ▲ 2,488 ft
- Dean's Delight–Maybird Gulch Trail, 5 sights 9.7 mi · ▲ 2,690 ft
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