Chandler Peak & Jacob City Loop Trail
5.7 mi · ▲ 2,300 ft · 3 hr 3 min
Chandler Peak & Jacob City Loop Trail is a 5.7-mile out-and-back near Ophir, UT. The route reaches Chandler Peak at the turnaround, 2.8 miles in. It climbs 2,300 ft, with sections as steep as 29% grade. It scores 94/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Chandler Peak & Jacob City Loop Trail
5.7 mi · ▲ 2,300 ft · 3 hr 3 min
Elevation 6,727–8,777 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Jacob City Loop Trail · 40.42616, -112.26327
Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 75°F / low 59° · precip 0% · wind 19 mph · sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:58 PM
- Start on Jacob City Loop Trail, heading W.
- 2.6 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miReach Chandler Peak, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.8 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 7:37 PM for the 7:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:14 PM — 12 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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