Dean's Delight & White Pine-Snowbird Link Trail is a 2.7-mile out-and-back near Alta, UT. It climbs 550 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Dean's Delight & White Pine-Snowbird Link Trail
2.7 mi · ▲ 550 ft · 1 hr 11 min
Elevation 7,637–8,211 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Chauner's Loop · 40.58163, -111.65353
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 214 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Chauner's Loop, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Creek Road, heading SW.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Peruvian Gulch Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Creek Road, heading SW.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Dick Bass Highway, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Creek Road, heading SW.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Observation Point Trail, heading SW.
- 300 ftTurn right onto Dean's Delight, heading SW.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Baby Thunder Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Dean's Delight, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right onto White Pine-Snowbird Link Trail, heading W.
- 0.6 miReach Dean's Delight, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Dean's Delight, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Baby Thunder Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Dean's Delight, heading NE.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Observation Point Trail, heading E.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Creek Road, heading NE.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Dick Bass Highway, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Creek Road, heading E.
- 100 ftSharp left onto Peruvian Gulch Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Creek Road, heading E.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Chauner's Loop, heading E.
- 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 0.8 mi in (~20 min). Leave by 7:16 PM for the 7:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:37 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Cliff Lodge (Up) stop 214 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Chauner's Loop Trailhead
- Chauner's Loop–Dick Bass Highway Loop, 3 sights 2 mi · ▲ 485 ft
- Blackjack Road–Chauner's Loop Loop, 5 sights 2.6 mi · ▲ 900 ft
- Blackjack Road & Peruvian Gulch Trail 3.3 mi · ▲ 1,410 ft
- Baby Thunder Trail–Chauner's Loop, 3 sights 3.6 mi · ▲ 976 ft
- Chauner's Loop & Dick Bass Highway via Big Mountain Trail 4 mi · ▲ 1,721 ft
- Gloria Falls & White Pine-Snowbird Link Trail via White Pine Trail 4.6 mi · ▲ 1,019 ft
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