Drift Road–First Time, 7 sights is a 3.7-mile out-and-back near Park City, UT. It climbs 1,084 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi6,913 – 7,579 ft · steepest grade: 19%4.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Mother Urban 40.64615, -111.50058
Nearest town Park City, UT
Directions
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Drift Road–First Time, 7 sights
3.7 mi · ▲ 1,084 ft · 1 hr 47 min
Elevation 6,914–7,580 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Mother Urban · 40.64615, -111.50058
Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 76°F / low 55° · precip 1% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 6:57 AM · sunset 7:55 PM
Transit-accessible: Park Avenue & 8th Street stop 181 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Sweeney Switchbacks Access, heading SE.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Mother Urban, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Sweeney Switchbacks, heading W.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Flat Cable, heading S.
- 500 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 250 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Loose Moose Connect, heading SW.
- 200 ftTurn right onto Loose Moose, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Payday, heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Loose Moose, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Payday, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto CMG, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Payday, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Drift Road, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left onto CMG, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Drift Road, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left onto CMG, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right onto Drift Road, heading N.
- 450 ftBear left onto CMG, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Drift Road, heading N.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Silver Spur, heading N.
- 200 ftTurn right onto First Time, heading NE.
- 50 ftReach Sweeney Switchbacks Access, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Silver Spur, heading NE.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Drift Road, heading N.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto CMG, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right onto Drift Road, heading N.
- 450 ftBear left onto CMG, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right onto Drift Road, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto CMG, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right onto Drift Road, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Payday, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto CMG, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Payday, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Loose Moose, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Payday, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Loose Moose, heading S.
- 200 ftTurn left onto Loose Moose Connect, heading S.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Flat Cable, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 100 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Sweeney Switchbacks, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Mother Urban, heading NE.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Sweeney Switchbacks Access, heading N.
- 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
87% dirt13% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 76°F55°
Precip1%Wind11 mphUV7Humidity23%
Rained 0.3″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperature
80°55°
Sunrise 6:57 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:55 PM
Sat
76°56°
Sun
71°50°
53%
Mon
62°47°
56%
Tue
73°43°
Wed
79°49°
Thu
80°54°
30%
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Park Avenue & 8th Street stop 181 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Mother Urban Trailhead
- South Sweeney & Sweeney Switchbacks via Mother Urban 2 mi · ▲ 478 ft
- Mother Urban 3.1 mi · ▲ 622 ft
- Mother Urban 3.5 mi · ▲ 763 ft
- Mother Urban 3.8 mi · ▲ 924 ft
- Woodside Gulch via Mother Urban 4.2 mi · ▲ 971 ft
- Mother Urban 4.2 mi · ▲ 1,065 ft
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