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Cardiff Pass–Cardiff Pass Trail, 3 sights

6.8 mi · ▲ 3,288 ft · 3 hr 55 min

Cardiff Pass–Cardiff Pass Trail, 3 sights is a 6.8-mile out-and-back near Alta, UT. The route reaches Cardiff Pass. It climbs 3,288 ft, with sections as steep as 33% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 17/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi8,622 – 10,020 ft · steepest grade: 33%7.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Upper Albion Meadows Trail 40.59041, -111.62719
Nearest town Alta, UT
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Cardiff Pass–Cardiff Pass Trail, 3 sights

6.8 mi · ▲ 3,288 ft · 3 hr 55 min

Elevation 8,623–10,020 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Upper Albion Meadows Trail · 40.59041, -111.62719

Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 66°F / low 49° · precip 1% · wind 13 mph · sunrise 6:57 AM · sunset 7:56 PM

No dogs on part of this route · Transit-accessible: Albion Base stop 175 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Upper Albion Meadows Trail, heading W.
  2. 150 ftBear left onto Peruvian Acre Road, heading SW.
  3. 0.1 miTurn right onto Upper Albion Meadows Trail, heading N.
  4. 0.2 miSharp left onto Albion Parking Lot Road, heading NW.
  5. 50 ftTurn right onto Twin Lakes Pass Trail, heading NW.
  6. 0.1 miSharp left onto Michigan City Road, heading W.
  7. 0.3 miTurn right onto Cardiff Pass Trail, heading NW.
  8. 0.9 miPass Cardiff Pass.
  9. 100 ftTurn right onto Cardiff Fork Trail, heading NW.
  10. 0.7 miTurn right, heading N.
  11. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  12. 300 ftBear right, heading N.
  13. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  14. 0.2 miTurn right onto Vina Flat, heading S.
  15. 0.4 miReach Cardiff Pass, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  16. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
  17. 0.2 miTurn left onto Cardiff Fork Trail, heading S.
  18. 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
  19. 350 ftTurn right, heading S.
  20. 1 miTurn left onto Cardiff Pass Trail, heading SW.
  21. 0.9 miTurn left onto Michigan City Road, heading E.
  22. 0.3 miSharp right onto Twin Lakes Pass Trail, heading E.
  23. 0.1 miTurn left onto Albion Parking Lot Road, heading SE.
  24. 50 ftSharp right onto Upper Albion Meadows Trail, heading SE.
  25. 0.2 miTurn left onto Peruvian Acre Road, heading E.
  26. 0.1 miBear right onto Upper Albion Meadows Trail, heading E.
  27. 50 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/cardiff-pass-out-back

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

ClearTemperature 66°F49°
Precip1%Wind13 mphUV7Humidity34%
Rained 0.5″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperature
70°45°
Sunrise 6:57 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:56 PM
Sat 66°49°
Sun 61°45° 54%
Mon 52°42° 54%
Tue 64°40°
Wed 71°50°
Thu 69°48° 20%

Good to know

  • No dogs on part of this route
  • Transit-accessible: Albion Base stop 175 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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