Blackjack Waterfall–Chauner's Loop, 3 sights is a 1.8-mile out-and-back near Alta, UT. The route reaches Blackjack Waterfall at the turnaround, 0.7 miles in. It climbs 488 ft, with sections as steep as 34% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi7,973 – 8,495 ft · steepest grade: 34%2.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 40.58066, -111.66411
Nearest town Alta, UT
Directions
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Blackjack Waterfall–Chauner's Loop, 3 sights
1.8 mi · ▲ 488 ft · 51 min
Elevation 7,972–8,494 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 40.58066, -111.66411
Weather Sep 5: Clear, high 69°F / low 48° · precip 1% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:56 PM
Transit-accessible: Iron Blosam stop 195 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Snowbird Access 2 Road, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 450 ftBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Snowbird Entry #1 Road, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Creek Road, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Observation Point Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Creek Road, heading E.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Dick Bass Highway, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Creek Road, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Peruvian Gulch Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Creek Road, heading E.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Chauner's Loop, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Blackjack Return, heading NE.
- 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 SE.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Chauner's Loop, heading E.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 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 W.
- 50 ftBear left onto Chauner's Loop, heading SW.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Mid-Way Trail, heading SW.
- 400 ftSharp right onto Miner's Road, heading S.
- 150 ftBear right onto Dean's Delight, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left onto Miner's Road, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Creek Road, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
- 100 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto Snowbird Entry #2 Road, heading W.
- 150 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
82% dirt13% paved5% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 69°F48°
Precip1%Wind9 mphUV7Humidity37%
Rained 0.7″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperature
70°45°
Sunrise 6:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:56 PM
Sun
63°46°
54%
Mon
59°45°
54%
Tue
68°45°
Wed
72°53°
Thu
69°55°
20%
Fri
75°53°
20%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~24 min). Leave by 7:12 PM for the 7:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:29 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Iron Blosam stop 195 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Observation Point Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 479 ft
- Chauner's Loop & Dick Bass Highway via Big Mountain Trail 4 mi · ▲ 1,703 ft
- Gloria Falls & White Pine-Snowbird Link Trail via White Pine Trail 4 mi · ▲ 933 ft
- Chauner's Loop–Dick Bass Highway, 4 sights 5.1 mi · ▲ 2,169 ft
- Red Stack–Twin Peaks (east), 7 sights 8.1 mi · ▲ 4,090 ft
- Maybird Gulch Trail–Red Pine Trail, 3 sights 9.5 mi · ▲ 2,709 ft
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