Devil's Castle Loop Trail & Home Run Trail via Upper Albion Meadows Trail is a 3.3-mile out-and-back near Alta, UT. It climbs 994 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 30/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi8,622 – 9,603 ft · steepest grade: 18%3.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Upper Albion Meadows Trail 40.59171, -111.63156
Nearest town Alta, UT
Directions
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Devil's Castle Loop Trail & Home Run Trail via Upper Albion Meadows Trail
3.3 mi · ▲ 994 ft · 1 hr 36 min
Elevation 8,623–9,602 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Upper Albion Meadows Trail · 40.59171, -111.63156
Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 66°F / low 49° · precip 1% · wind 13 mph · sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:56 PM
Transit-accessible: Snowpine Lodge (Down) stop 51 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Upper Albion Meadows Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Peruvian Acre Road, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Upper Albion Meadows Trail, heading E.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Home Run Trail, heading SE.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Upper Albion Meadows Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Home Run Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Upper Albion Meadows Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Devil's Castle Loop Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 250 ftReach Home Run Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Upper Albion Meadows Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Home Run Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right onto Upper Albion Meadows Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Home Run Trail, heading NW.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Upper Albion Meadows Trail, heading NW.
- 0.6 miBear left onto Peruvian Acre Road, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Upper Albion Meadows Trail, heading NW.
- 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 surface
99% dirt1% boardwalk
Weather
ClearTemperature 66°F49°
Precip1%Wind13 mphUV7Humidity34%
Rained 0.5″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperature
70°45°
Sunrise 6:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:56 PM
Sat
66°49°
Sun
61°45°
54%
Mon
52°42°
54%
Tue
64°40°
Wed
71°50°
Thu
69°48°
20%
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Snowpine Lodge (Down) stop 51 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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