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Blackjack Road–Chauner's Loop Loop, 8 sights

5.2 mi · ▲ 2,625 ft · 3 hr 3 min

Blackjack Road–Chauner's Loop Loop, 8 sights is a 5.2-mile loop near Alta, UT. It climbs 2,625 ft, with sections as steep as 33% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 13/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi8,137 – 10,712 ft · steepest grade: 33%6.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Dick Bass Highway 40.58081, -111.65550
Nearest town Alta, UT
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Blackjack Road–Chauner's Loop Loop, 8 sights

5.2 mi · ▲ 2,625 ft · 3 hr 3 min

Elevation 8,137–10,712 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 S.
  4. 100 ftSharp left onto Creek Road, heading NE.
  5. 100 ftSharp left onto Peruvian Gulch Trail, heading N.
  6. 50 ftTurn right onto Creek Road, heading N.
  7. 450 ftContinue straight onto Chauner's Loop, heading E.
  8. 0.1 miBear left onto Blackjack Return, heading E.
  9. 0.4 miSharp right onto Blackjack Road, heading SE.
  10. 0.6 miTurn left onto Peruvian Gulch Trail, heading S.
  11. 0.2 miSharp right onto Peruvian Gulch Road, heading SW.
  12. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
  13. 300 ftContinue straight onto Peruvian Gulch Trail, heading S.
  14. 50 ftContinue straight onto Peruvian Gulch Road, heading S.
  15. 0.2 miTurn left onto Peruvian Gulch Trail, heading SW.
  16. 350 ftSharp right onto Peruvian Gulch Road, heading SW.
  17. 50 ftSharp left onto Cirque Trail, heading SW.
  18. 0.9 miTurn right onto Regulator Johnson Trail, heading S.
  19. 200 ftContinue straight onto Big Mountain Trail, heading SE.
  20. 50 ftContinue straight onto Regulator Johnson Trail, heading SE.
  21. 50 ftContinue straight onto Big Mountain Trail, heading SE.
  22. 50 ftContinue straight onto Regulator Johnson Trail, heading SE.
  23. 0.4 miBear right onto Big Mountain Trail, heading SW.
  24. 100 ftBear left onto Regulator Johnson Trail, heading SW.
  25. 500 ftSharp right onto Big Mountain Trail, heading S.
  26. 50 ftTurn left onto Regulator Johnson Trail, heading S.
  27. 450 ftTurn right onto Big Mountain Trail, heading S.
  28. 50 ftBear left onto Regulator Johnson Trail, heading NW.
  29. 150 ftBear left onto Gad Valley Road, heading NW.
  30. 0.4 miBear left onto Big Mountain Trail, heading N.
  31. 50 ftBear left onto Gad Valley Road, heading N.
  32. 0.7 miBear right onto Big Mountain Trail, heading NW.
  33. 50 ftContinue straight onto Gad Valley Road, heading NW.
  34. 0.1 miSharp right onto Dick Bass Highway, heading E.
  35. 0.5 miBear right onto Chauner's Loop, heading SW.
  36. 50 ftTurn left onto Dick Bass Highway, heading SW.
  37. 300 ftBear right onto Mid-Way Trail, heading S.
  38. 50 ftBear left onto Dick Bass Highway, heading S.
  39. 150 ftContinue straight onto Observation Point Trail, heading S.
  40. 50 ftTurn left onto Dick Bass Highway, heading S.
  41. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/blackjack-road-chauners-loop-loop-9-sights

Trail surface

81% dirt19% 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 1.9 mi in (~106 min). Leave by 5:50 PM for the 7:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:57 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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