AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Bobsled Trail

4.7 mi · ▲ 1,646 ft · 2 hr 23 min

Bobsled Trail is a 4.7-mile out-and-back near Virginia Heights, UT. It climbs 1,646 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 14/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi4,830 – 6,395 ft · steepest grade: 23%5.6 mi

Getting there

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

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Bobsled Trail

4.7 mi · ▲ 1,646 ft · 2 hr 23 min

Elevation 4,831–6,393 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.77863, -111.85390

Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 87°F / low 68° · precip 1% · wind 9 mph · 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. 250 ftSharp left, heading W.
  5. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Twin Peaks Connect, heading NE.
  6. 0.2 miTurn right onto Twin Peaks Trail, heading NE.
  7. 0.3 miBear left onto Black Mountain Trail, heading N.
  8. 0.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  9. 0.5 miBear right onto Twin Peaks Trail, heading SW.
  10. 0.3 miTurn left onto Twin Peaks Connect, heading W.
  11. 0.9 miSharp right onto Perry's Hollow Traverse, heading SW.
  12. 250 ftContinue straight onto Bobsled Trail, heading SW.
  13. 0.5 miBear left, heading S.
  14. 350 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/bobsled-trail-out-back-8-km-6ff0

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

ClearTemperature 87°F68°
Feels like79°Precip1%Wind9 mphUV7Humidity15%
Rained 0.1″ 6 days ago
Hourly temperature
90°65°
Sunrise 6:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:57 PM
Sat 86°66°
Sun 80°64° 35%
Mon 69°57° 64%
Tue 76°57°
Wed 87°61°
Thu 78°63° 25%

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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