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
- Start on Blackjack Road, heading S.
- 450 ftSharp left onto Blackjack Return, heading S.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Chauner's Loop, heading SW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Creek Road, heading W.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Peruvian Gulch Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Creek Road, heading SW.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Dick Bass Highway, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Creek Road, heading SW.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Observation Point Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right onto Creek Road, heading S.
- 0.5 miSharp right onto Gad Valley Road, heading W.
- 150 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 150 ftSharp left onto Creek Road, heading SW.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Observation Point Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Creek Road, heading E.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Dick Bass Highway, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Creek Road, heading E.
- 100 ftSharp left onto Peruvian Gulch Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Creek Road, heading E.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Chauner's Loop, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Blackjack Return, heading NE.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto Blackjack Road, heading N.
- 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
More from Blackjack Road Trailhead
- Blackjack Waterfall via Blackjack Return 1.1 mi · ▲ 410 ft
- Dick Bass Highway 1.9 mi · ▲ 397 ft
- Dean's Delight & Observation Point Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 482 ft
- Creek Road 2.3 mi · ▲ 627 ft
- Creek Road 2.4 mi · ▲ 627 ft
- Creek Road 2.5 mi · ▲ 688 ft
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