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Chauner's Loop–Dick Bass Highway, 4 sights

5.1 mi · ▲ 2,169 ft · 2 hr 47 min

Chauner's Loop–Dick Bass Highway, 4 sights is a 5.1-mile out-and-back near Alta, UT. It climbs 2,169 ft, with sections as steep as 35% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 13/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi8,035 – 9,958 ft · steepest grade: 35%6.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.58066, -111.66411
Nearest town Alta, UT
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Chauner's Loop–Dick Bass Highway, 4 sights

5.1 mi · ▲ 2,169 ft · 2 hr 47 min

Elevation 8,034–9,957 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.58066, -111.66411

Weather Sep 5: Clear, high 69°F / low 48° · precip 1% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:54 PM

Transit-accessible: Iron Blosam stop 195 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 350 ftContinue straight onto Snowbird Access 2 Road, heading E.
  3. 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
  4. 450 ftBear left, heading E.
  5. 50 ftSharp right onto Snowbird Entry #1 Road, heading SE.
  6. 50 ftTurn left onto Creek Road, heading SE.
  7. 350 ftBear left onto Miner's Road, heading S.
  8. 50 ftBear right onto Dean's Delight, heading S.
  9. 50 ftBear left onto Miner's Road, heading S.
  10. 50 ftSharp left onto Observation Point Trail, heading E.
  11. 200 ftContinue straight onto Mid-Way Trail, heading E.
  12. 150 ftContinue straight onto Chauner's Loop, heading SW.
  13. 350 ftBear right onto Dick Bass Highway, heading SW.
  14. 50 ftTurn right onto Chauner's Loop, heading SW.
  15. 50 ftBear left onto Dick Bass Highway, heading SW.
  16. 0.5 miSharp left onto Gad Valley Road, heading S.
  17. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Big Mountain Trail, heading SE.
  18. 50 ftBear left onto Gad Valley Road, heading SE.
  19. 0.7 miBear right onto Big Mountain Trail, heading W.
  20. 50 ftBear right onto Gad Valley Road, heading W.
  21. 0.3 miSharp right, heading SE.
  22. 350 ftContinue straight onto Big Mountain Trail, heading SE.
  23. 50 ftTurn left onto Gad 2 Traverse, heading SE.
  24. 0.4 miTurn right onto Gad 2 Road, heading SW.
  25. 150 ftReach Chauner's Loop, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  26. 100 ftTurn left onto Gad 2 Traverse, heading W.
  27. 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
  28. 50 ftContinue straight onto Big Mountain Trail, heading S.
  29. 350 ftSharp left onto Gad Valley Road, heading N.
  30. 0.3 miBear left onto Big Mountain Trail, heading N.
  31. 50 ftBear left onto Gad Valley Road, heading NE.
  32. 0.7 miBear right onto Big Mountain Trail, heading NW.
  33. 50 ftContinue straight onto Gad Valley Road, heading NW.
  34. 0.1 miSharp right onto Dick Bass Highway, heading E.
  35. 0.5 miBear right onto Chauner's Loop, heading W.
  36. 50 ftTurn left onto Dick Bass Highway, heading W.
  37. 50 ftBear left onto Chauner's Loop, heading SW.
  38. 350 ftContinue straight onto Mid-Way Trail, heading SW.
  39. 150 ftContinue straight onto Observation Point Trail, heading S.
  40. 200 ftSharp right onto Miner's Road, heading S.
  41. 50 ftBear right onto Dean's Delight, heading S.
  42. 50 ftBear left onto Miner's Road, heading S.
  43. 50 ftBear right onto Creek Road, heading S.
  44. 350 ftTurn right onto Snowbird Entry #1 Road, heading NW.
  45. 50 ftSharp left onto Snowbird Access 2 Road, heading NW.
  46. 500 ftTurn left, heading N.
  47. 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/chauners-loop-dick-bass-highway-out-back-3-sights

Trail surface

87% dirt8% paved5% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 69°F48°
Precip1%Wind9 mphUV7Humidity37%
Rained 0.7″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperature
70°45°
Sunrise 6:59 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:54 PM
Sun 63°46° 54%
Mon 59°45° 54%
Tue 68°45°
Wed 72°53°
Thu 69°55° 20%
Fri 75°53° 20%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~38 min). Leave by 6:56 PM for the 7:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:36 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Iron Blosam stop 195 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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