Eagle Trail–Flat Cable, 7 sights is a 5-mile out-and-back near Park City, UT. It climbs 1,299 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi7,048 – 7,592 ft · steepest grade: 18%5.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 40.64553, -111.49765
Nearest town Park City, UT
Directions
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Eagle Trail–Flat Cable, 7 sights
5 mi · ▲ 1,299 ft · 2 hr 19 min
Elevation 7,048–7,594 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 40.64553, -111.49765
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 198 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead
- Start on 6th Street Stairs, heading SW.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 200 ftSharp left onto Sweeney Switchbacks Access, heading SE.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Mother Urban, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Sweeney Switchbacks, heading NW.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Flat Cable, heading SW.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 250 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Loose Moose Connect, heading SW.
- 150 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.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto CMG, heading S.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Red Bull, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp left onto CMG, heading W.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Jenni's Trail upper, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Jenni's Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto CMG, heading N.
- 350 ftBear right onto Gotcha Cuttoff, heading SW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Seldom Seen, heading SW.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Eagle Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miReach Sweeney Switchbacks Access, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Seldom Seen, heading NW.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Gotcha Cuttoff, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear left onto CMG, heading S.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Jenni's Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Jenni's Trail upper, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto CMG, heading N.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Red Bull, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto CMG, heading S.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Payday, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Loose Moose, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Payday, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Loose Moose, heading SE.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Loose Moose Connect, heading SE.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Flat Cable, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 100 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Sweeney Switchbacks, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Mother Urban, heading NE.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Sweeney Switchbacks Access, heading N.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 200 ftTurn left onto 6th Street Stairs, heading E.
- 100 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% dirt3% other6% 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 198 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- South Sweeney & Sweeney Switchbacks via Mother Urban 2 mi · ▲ 478 ft
- Mother Urban 3 mi · ▲ 695 ft
- Mother Urban 3.2 mi · ▲ 721 ft
- Woodside Gulch via Mother Urban 3.3 mi · ▲ 1,020 ft
- Mother Urban 3.5 mi · ▲ 763 ft
- Mother Urban 3.8 mi · ▲ 997 ft
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