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Creek Road is a 2.5-mile out-and-back near Alta, UT. It climbs 658 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi7,878 – 8,573 ft · steepest grade: 25%3.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Blackjack Road 40.58450, -111.64890
Nearest town Alta, UT

Directions

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Creek Road

2.5 mi · ▲ 658 ft · 1 hr 10 min

Elevation 7,879–8,573 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Blackjack Road · 40.58450, -111.64890

Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 68°F / low 48° · precip 1% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:56 PM

Transit-accessible: Black Jack Lodge (Up) stop 282 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Blackjack Road, heading S.
  2. 450 ftSharp left onto Blackjack Return, heading S.
  3. 0.4 miBear right onto Chauner's Loop, heading SW.
  4. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Creek Road, heading W.
  5. 450 ftTurn left onto Peruvian Gulch Trail, heading SW.
  6. 50 ftSharp right onto Creek Road, heading SW.
  7. 100 ftContinue straight onto Dick Bass Highway, heading SW.
  8. 50 ftContinue straight onto Creek Road, heading SW.
  9. 150 ftContinue straight onto Observation Point Trail, heading S.
  10. 50 ftBear right onto Creek Road, heading S.
  11. 0.5 miSharp right onto Gad Valley Road, heading W.
  12. 150 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  13. 150 ftSharp left onto Creek Road, heading SW.
  14. 0.5 miBear left onto Observation Point Trail, heading E.
  15. 50 ftContinue straight onto Creek Road, heading E.
  16. 150 ftContinue straight onto Dick Bass Highway, heading E.
  17. 50 ftContinue straight onto Creek Road, heading E.
  18. 100 ftSharp left onto Peruvian Gulch Trail, heading E.
  19. 50 ftTurn right onto Creek Road, heading E.
  20. 450 ftContinue straight onto Chauner's Loop, heading E.
  21. 0.1 miBear left onto Blackjack Return, heading NE.
  22. 0.4 miSharp right onto Blackjack Road, heading N.
  23. 250 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

92% dirt1% paved7% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 68°F48°
Precip1%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity34%
Rained 0.9″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperature
70°45°
Sunrise 6:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:56 PM
Sat 68°47°
Sun 63°48° 55%
Mon 54°44° 62%
Tue 66°43°
Wed 73°52°
Thu 71°51° 28%

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Black Jack Lodge (Up) stop 282 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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