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Blackjack Waterfall via Blackjack Return

1.1 mi · ▲ 410 ft · 34 min

Blackjack Waterfall via Blackjack Return is a 1.1-mile out-and-back near Alta, UT. The route reaches Blackjack Waterfall at the turnaround, 0.5 miles in. It climbs 410 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 mi8,160 – 8,495 ft · steepest grade: 35%1.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Whirley Bird 40.58580, -111.65043
Nearest town Alta, UT
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Blackjack Waterfall via Blackjack Return

1.1 mi · ▲ 410 ft · 34 min

Elevation 8,161–8,494 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Whirley Bird · 40.58580, -111.65043

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:56 PM

Transit-accessible: Black Jack Lodge (Up) stop 264 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Whirley Bird, heading SW.
  2. 0.3 miBear right onto Creek Road, heading SW.
  3. 0.1 miTurn left onto Chauner's Loop, heading SE.
  4. 150 ftBear left onto Blackjack Return, heading E.
  5. 150 ftTurn right onto Blackjack Waterfall Trail, heading NE.
  6. 0.2 miReach Blackjack Waterfall, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.2 miTurn left onto Blackjack Return, heading NW.
  8. 150 ftBear right onto Chauner's Loop, heading NW.
  9. 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  10. 300 ftTurn right onto Creek Road, heading NW.
  11. 300 ftBear left, heading W.
  12. 400 ftContinue straight onto Whirley Bird, heading NE.
  13. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/blackjack-waterfall-out-back-2-km

Trail surface

84% dirt14% paved2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:58 AMSunset 7:56 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Black Jack Lodge (Up) stop 264 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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