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Chandler Peak via Jacob City Loop Trail

4.8 mi · ▲ 1,848 ft · 2 hr 31 min

Chandler Peak via Jacob City Loop Trail is a 4.8-mile out-and-back near Ophir, UT. The route reaches Chandler Peak at the turnaround, 2.4 miles in. It climbs 1,848 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade. It scores 90/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi6,969 – 8,777 ft · steepest grade: 25%4.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.39585, -112.23132
Nearest town Ophir, UT
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Chandler Peak via Jacob City Loop Trail

4.8 mi · ▲ 1,848 ft · 2 hr 31 min

Elevation 6,968–8,777 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.39585, -112.23132

Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 74°F / low 55° · precip 0% · wind 21 mph · sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:58 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 1.7 miTurn left onto Jacob City Loop Trail, heading S.
  3. 0.4 miSharp left, heading SE.
  4. 0.3 miReach Chandler Peak, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.7 miTurn right, heading N.
  6. 1.7 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/chandler-peak-out-back-8-km

Weather

ClearTemperature 74°F55°
Precip0%Wind21 mphUV7Humidity24%
Rained 0.3″ 4 days ago (0.6″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
75°55°
Sunrise 7:00 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:58 PM
Sat 73°54°
Sun 68°51° 38%
Mon 64°48° 47%
Tue 71°48°
Wed 79°55°
Thu 73°55° 23%

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