Bobsled Trail

2.5 mi · ▲ 940 ft · 1 hr 18 min

Bobsled Trail is a 2.5-mile out-and-back near Virginia Heights, UT. It climbs 940 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi4,830 – 5,765 ft · steepest grade: 25%3.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.77863, -111.85390
Nearest town Virginia Heights, UT

Directions

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Bobsled Trail

2.5 mi · ▲ 940 ft · 1 hr 18 min

Elevation 4,831–5,763 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.77863, -111.85390

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:57 PM

Transit-accessible: 11th Avenue / Virginia Street (WB) stop 103 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.2 miBear right onto Bobsled Trail, heading NW.
  3. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Perry's Hollow Traverse, heading N.
  4. 50 ftTurn right onto Bobsled Trail, heading N.
  5. 0.4 miBear left, heading NE.
  6. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  7. 0.6 miTurn left onto Perry's Hollow Traverse, heading SE.
  8. 50 ftContinue straight onto Bobsled Trail, heading SE.
  9. 0.5 miBear left, heading SW.
  10. 200 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

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:58 AMSunset 7:57 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:37 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:57 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:25 PM.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: 11th Avenue / Virginia Street (WB) stop 103 m from the trailhead

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