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Chad's Gap & Days Fork Connector Trail

4.6 mi · ▲ 1,949 ft · 2 hr 30 min

Chad's Gap & Days Fork Connector Trail is a 4.6-mile out-and-back near Alta, UT. The route reaches Chad's Gap. It climbs 1,949 ft, with sections as steep as 47% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 30/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi8,849 – 10,099 ft · steepest grade: 47%4.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.59315, -111.62900
Nearest town Alta, UT
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Directions

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Chad's Gap & Days Fork Connector Trail

4.6 mi · ▲ 1,949 ft · 2 hr 30 min

Elevation 8,848–10,099 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.59315, -111.62900

Weather Sep 5: Clear, high 66°F / low 49° · precip 1% · wind 15 mph · sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:56 PM

Transit-accessible: Albion Base stop 226 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.1 miSharp right onto Michigan City Road, heading E.
  3. 50 ftContinue straight onto Twin Lakes Pass Trail, heading E.
  4. 0.4 miPass Chad's Gap.
  5. 0.3 miBear left onto Flagstaff Mountain Trail, heading NW.
  6. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Days Fork Connector Trail, heading NW.
  7. 0.7 miReach Chad's Gap, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Flagstaff Mountain Trail, heading SE.
  9. 0.7 miBear right, heading NE.
  10. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Twin Lakes Pass Trail, heading SW.
  11. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Michigan City Road, heading W.
  12. 50 ftSharp left, heading W.
  13. 0.1 miArrive 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/chads-gap-days-fork-connector-trail-out-back

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

ClearTemperature 66°F49°
Precip1%Wind15 mphUV7Humidity36%
Rained 0.5″ 6 days ago
Hourly temperature
70°45°
Sunrise 6:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:56 PM
Sun 61°43° 54%
Mon 56°43° 54%
Tue 65°42°
Wed 70°50°
Thu 66°52° 20%
Fri 72°50° 20%

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Albion Base stop 226 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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