Cardiff Peak–Cardiff Pass, 4 sights

4 mi · ▲ 1,915 ft · 2 hr 17 min

Cardiff Peak–Cardiff Pass, 4 sights is a 4-mile out-and-back near Alta, UT. The route passes Cardiff Pass before reaching Cardiff Peak at the turnaround, 2 miles in. It climbs 1,915 ft, with sections as steep as 48% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi8,544 – 10,201 ft · steepest grade: 48%4.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Wildcat Base Trailhead 40.58834, -111.63858

Nearest town Alta, UT

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Cardiff Peak–Cardiff Pass, 4 sights

4 mi · ▲ 1,915 ft · 2 hr 17 min

Elevation 8,545–10,200 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Wildcat Base Trailhead · 40.58834, -111.63858

Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 67°F / low 50° · precip 1% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:56 PM

Transit-accessible: Goldminer's Daughter Lodge stop 90 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

Start on Peruvian Acre Road, heading E.
0.4 miTurn left onto Upper Albion Meadows Trail, heading E.
0.2 miSharp left onto Albion Parking Lot Road, heading N.
50 ftTurn right onto Twin Lakes Pass Trail, heading NE.
0.1 miSharp left onto Michigan City Road, heading W.
0.3 miTurn right onto Cardiff Pass Trail, heading W.
0.9 miPass Cardiff Pass.
50 ftBear left onto Mount Superior Trail, heading NW.
250 ftReach Cardiff Peak, then turn around and head back the way you came.
250 ftBear right onto Cardiff Pass Trail, heading W.
0.9 miTurn left onto Michigan City Road, heading E.
0.3 miSharp right onto Twin Lakes Pass Trail, heading E.
0.1 miTurn left onto Albion Parking Lot Road, heading E.
50 ftSharp right onto Upper Albion Meadows Trail, heading E.
0.2 miTurn right onto Peruvian Acre Road, heading N.
0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Clear67°F50°

Precip1%Wind10 mphUV7Humidity30%

Rained 0.5″ 5 days ago

Hourly temperature

70°50°

6:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM7:56 PM

Sat 67°50°

Sun 64°46° 55%

Mon 53°43° 62%

Tue 65°41°

Wed 72°50°

Thu 70°49° 29%

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Transit-accessible: Goldminer's Daughter Lodge stop 90 m from the trailhead
Parking lot at the trailhead

Cardiff Peak–Cardiff Pass, 4 sights

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Cardiff Peak–Cardiff Pass, 4 sights

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