Bobsled Trail

4.3 mi · ▲ 1,546 ft · 2 hr 12 min

Bobsled Trail is a 4.3-mile out-and-back near Virginia Heights, UT. It climbs 1,546 ft, with sections as steep as 27% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 15/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi4,931 – 6,395 ft · steepest grade: 27%5.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.78012, -111.85498
Nearest town Virginia Heights, UT

Directions

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Bobsled Trail

4.3 mi · ▲ 1,546 ft · 2 hr 12 min

Elevation 4,932–6,393 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.78012, -111.85498

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

Transit-accessible: 11th Avenue / Virginia Street (WB) stop 271 m from the trailhead

  1. Start on Bobsled Trail, heading NW.
  2. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Perry's Hollow Traverse, heading N.
  3. 250 ftSharp left, heading NW.
  4. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Twin Peaks Connect, heading NE.
  5. 0.2 miTurn right onto Twin Peaks Trail, heading NE.
  6. 0.3 miBear left onto Black Mountain Trail, heading N.
  7. 0.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  8. 0.5 miBear right onto Twin Peaks Trail, heading SW.
  9. 0.3 miTurn left onto Twin Peaks Connect, heading W.
  10. 0.9 miSharp right onto Perry's Hollow Traverse, heading SW.
  11. 250 ftContinue straight onto Bobsled Trail, heading SW.
  12. 0.4 miArrive 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 7:36 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 271 m from the trailhead

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