Blackjack Waterfall & Chauner's Loop via Creek Road is a 2.3-mile out-and-back near Alta, UT. The route reaches Blackjack Waterfall at the turnaround, 1 miles in. It climbs 582 ft, with sections as steep as 35% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi7,881 – 8,495 ft · steepest grade: 35%2.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Creek Road 40.57769, -111.66701
Nearest town Alta, UT
Directions
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Blackjack Waterfall & Chauner's Loop via Creek Road
2.3 mi · ▲ 582 ft · 1 hr 3 min
Elevation 7,880–8,494 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Creek Road · 40.57769, -111.66701
Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 69°F / low 48° · precip 1% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:56 PM
Transit-accessible: Creekside (Up) stop 100 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Creek Road, heading E.
- 0.6 miBear left onto Observation Point Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Creek Road, heading NE.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Dick Bass Highway, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Creek Road, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Peruvian Gulch Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Creek Road, heading NE.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Chauner's Loop, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Blackjack Return, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Blackjack Waterfall Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miReach Blackjack Waterfall, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Blackjack Return, heading SW.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Chauner's Loop, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 250 ftBear left onto Peruvian Gulch Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Chauner's Loop, heading NW.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Dick Bass Highway, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Chauner's Loop, heading SW.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Mid-Way Trail, heading S.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Observation Point Trail, heading S.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto Dean's Delight, heading SW.
- 0.5 miSharp right onto Gad Valley Road, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Creek Road, heading S.
- 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 surface
97% dirt3% paved
Weather
ClearTemperature 69°F48°
Precip1%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity33%
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
64°48°
52%
Mon
55°45°
61%
Tue
67°43°
Wed
74°52°
Thu
72°51°
27%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~31 min). Leave by 7:05 PM for the 7:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:35 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Creekside (Up) stop 100 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Creek Road Trailhead
- Peruvian Gulch Trail via Creek Road 2 mi · ▲ 664 ft
- Creek Road 2.6 mi · ▲ 624 ft
- Gloria Falls & White Pine-Snowbird Link Trail via White Pine Trail 3.4 mi · ▲ 775 ft
- Baby Thunder Trail–Peruvian Gulch Trail, 3 sights 4.7 mi · ▲ 1,822 ft
- Baby Thunder Trail–Gad 2 Road, 3 sights 5.3 mi · ▲ 2,300 ft
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