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Dick Bass Highway is a 1.9-mile out-and-back near Alta, UT. It climbs 397 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi8,147 – 8,573 ft · steepest grade: 24%2.4 mi

Getting there

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

Directions

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Dick Bass Highway

1.9 mi · ▲ 397 ft · 50 min

Elevation 8,147–8,573 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 ftBear right onto Mid-Way Trail, heading S.
  9. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Miner's Road, heading SW.
  10. 250 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  11. 300 ftContinue straight onto Mid-Way Trail, heading SW.
  12. 0.2 miBear left onto Dick Bass Highway, heading E.
  13. 100 ftContinue straight onto Creek Road, heading E.
  14. 50 ftSharp left onto Peruvian Gulch Trail, heading NE.
  15. 50 ftTurn right onto Creek Road, heading NE.
  16. 450 ftContinue straight onto Chauner's Loop, heading E.
  17. 0.1 miBear left onto Blackjack Return, heading NE.
  18. 0.4 miSharp right onto Blackjack Road, heading NE.
  19. 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

91% dirt9% 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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