First Time–Flat Cable Loop, 8 sights is a 4.2-mile loop near Park City, UT. It climbs 1,430 ft, with sections as steep as 29% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi7,067 – 8,006 ft · steepest grade: 29%4.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Trapper's Way Stairs 40.64420, -111.49614
Nearest town Park City, UT
Directions
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First Time–Flat Cable Loop, 8 sights
4.2 mi · ▲ 1,430 ft · 2 hr 7 min
Elevation 7,069–8,007 ft
Loop
Trailhead: Trapper's Way Stairs · 40.64420, -111.49614
Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 76°F / low 55° · precip 1% · wind 17 mph · sunrise 6:57 AM · sunset 7:55 PM
Transit-accessible: Park Avenue & 8th Street stop 391 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Trapper's Way Stairs, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Sweeneys Connector, heading S.
- 200 ftSharp right onto Sweeney Switchbacks Access, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Mother Urban, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Sweeney Switchbacks, heading NW.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Flat Cable, heading W.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 250 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 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.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Loose Moose, heading SW.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto CMG, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto First Time Return, heading E.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto First Time, heading N.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Payday, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Red Bull, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto CMG, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Red Bull, heading SE.
- 400 ftBear left onto Jenni's Trail upper, heading S.
- 350 ftBear left onto Red Bull, heading SW.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Jenni's Trail upper, heading SW.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Upper Loose Moose, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Sweeneys, heading NE.
- 400 ftTurn left onto Trestle, heading NE.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Sweeney Switchbacks, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Mother Urban, heading NE.
- 100 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto South Sweeney, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Mother Urban, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto South Sweeney, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Sweeney Switchbacks Access, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Sweeneys Connector, heading E.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 350 ftThe loop closes back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
74% dirt1% other25% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 76°F55°
Precip1%Wind17 mphUV7Humidity26%
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°
47%
Mon
62°46°
51%
Tue
73°43°
Wed
79°49°
Thu
80°54°
20%
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Park Avenue & 8th Street stop 391 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Trapper's Way Stairs Trailhead
- Drift Road–Flat Cable, 7 sights 2 mi · ▲ 717 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
- Treasure Hill–Silver King Mill Loop, 9 sights 3.4 mi · ▲ 1,151 ft
- Mother Urban 3.8 mi · ▲ 997 ft
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