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Blackjack Road–Miller Hill Mining Trail, 4 sights

11.7 mi · ▲ 5,085 ft · 6 hr 27 min

Blackjack Road–Miller Hill Mining Trail, 4 sights is an 11.7-mile out-and-back near Alta, UT. It climbs 5,085 ft, with sections as steep as 56% grade. It scores 46/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi8,531 – 10,735 ft · steepest grade: 56%12.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Blackjack Road 40.58450, -111.64890
Nearest town Alta, UT
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Blackjack Road–Miller Hill Mining Trail, 4 sights

11.7 mi · ▲ 5,085 ft · 6 hr 27 min

Elevation 8,530–10,736 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Blackjack Road · 40.58450, -111.64890

Weather Sep 5: Clear, high 68°F / low 48° · precip 1% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:54 PM

Transit-accessible: Black Jack Lodge (Up) stop 282 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Blackjack Road, heading S.
  2. 450 ftSharp left onto Blackjack Return, heading SE.
  3. 50 ftSharp right onto Blackjack Road, heading S.
  4. 0.6 miTurn left onto Peruvian Gulch Trail, heading S.
  5. 0.1 miSharp right onto Peruvian Gulch Road, heading E.
  6. 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
  7. 250 ftContinue straight onto Peruvian Gulch Trail, heading SW.
  8. 0.2 miTurn left onto Peruvian Gulch Road, heading S.
  9. 0.7 miSharp left, heading SW.
  10. 150 ftBear right onto Peruvian Tunnel, heading SE.
  11. 0.2 miBear right onto Mineral Basin Road, heading SE.
  12. 300 ftContinue straight onto Wildflower Trail, heading SW.
  13. 0.1 miBear left onto Powder Paradise Trail, heading SW.
  14. 1.1 miSharp right onto Mineral Basin Road, heading NE.
  15. 0.7 miTurn right onto Miller Hill Mining Trail, heading SE.
  16. 0.8 miTurn right, heading S.
  17. 0.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
  18. 0.5 miReach Blackjack Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  19. 0.5 miBear left, heading W.
  20. 0.5 miBear right, heading NW.
  21. 0.8 miTurn left onto Mineral Basin Road, heading NW.
  22. 0.7 miSharp left onto Powder Paradise Trail, heading W.
  23. 1.1 miBear right onto Wildflower Trail, heading W.
  24. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Mineral Basin Road, heading N.
  25. 300 ftBear left onto Peruvian Tunnel, heading N.
  26. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  27. 150 ftSharp right onto Peruvian Gulch Road, heading N.
  28. 0.7 miTurn right onto Peruvian Gulch Trail, heading N.
  29. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Peruvian Gulch Road, heading NE.
  30. 0.3 miSharp left onto Peruvian Gulch Trail, heading W.
  31. 0.2 miTurn right onto Blackjack Road, heading N.
  32. 0.6 miSharp left onto Blackjack Return, heading N.
  33. 50 ftSharp right onto Blackjack Road, heading N.
  34. 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/blackjack-road-out-back

Trail surface

57% dirt43% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 68°F48°
Precip1%Wind9 mphUV7Humidity23%
Rained 0.7″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperature
70°45°
Sunrise 6:59 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:54 PM
Sun 67°49° 17%
Mon 58°45° 61%
Tue 66°45°
Wed 70°47°
Thu 70°47°
Fri 72°52° 15%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.8 mi in (~92 min). Leave by 6:02 PM for the 7:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:52 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Black Jack Lodge (Up) stop 282 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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