Blackjack Road & Peruvian Gulch Trail
3.3 mi · ▲ 1,410 ft · 1 hr 48 min
Blackjack Road & Peruvian Gulch Trail is a 3.3-mile out-and-back near Alta, UT. It climbs 1,410 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Blackjack Road & Peruvian Gulch Trail
3.3 mi · ▲ 1,410 ft · 1 hr 48 min
Elevation 8,230–9,680 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 40.58224, -111.65125
Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 68°F / low 48° · precip 1% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:56 PM
Transit-accessible: Cliff Lodge (Up) stop 265 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Blackjack Return, heading NE.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto Blackjack Road, heading SE.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Peruvian Gulch Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Peruvian Gulch Road, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto Peruvian Gulch Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Peruvian Gulch Road, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Peruvian Gulch Trail, heading SW.
- 350 ftReach Blackjack Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Peruvian Gulch Road, heading S.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Peruvian Gulch Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Peruvian Gulch Road, heading SE.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Peruvian Gulch Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Blackjack Road, heading NE.
- 0.6 miSharp left onto Blackjack Return, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftArrive 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 1.1 mi in (~54 min). Leave by 6:41 PM for the 7:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:38 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Cliff Lodge (Up) stop 265 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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