Gloria Falls & White Pine-Snowbird Link Trail via White Pine Trail is a 3.4-mile out-and-back near Alta, UT. The route reaches Gloria Falls at the turnaround, 1.7 miles in. It climbs 775 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi7,635 – 8,193 ft · steepest grade: 19%3.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Snowbird Entry #1 Road 40.57850, -111.66790
Nearest town Alta, UT
Directions
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Gloria Falls & White Pine-Snowbird Link Trail via White Pine Trail
3.4 mi · ▲ 775 ft · 1 hr 31 min
Elevation 7,635–8,193 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Snowbird Entry #1 Road · 40.57850, -111.66790
Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 69°F / low 48° · precip 1% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:56 PM
Transit-accessible: Creekside (Down) stop 8 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 200 ftTurn left onto Creek Road, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn right onto White Pine-Snowbird Link Trail, heading S.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto White Pine Trail, heading W.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Red Pine Trail, heading SW.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Gloria Falls Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miReach Gloria Falls, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Red Pine Trail, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn right onto White Pine Trail, heading SE.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto White Pine-Snowbird Link Trail, heading N.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Creek Road, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 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% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 69°F48°
Precip1%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity33%
Rained 0.9″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperature
70°45°
Sunrise 6:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:56 PM
Sat
69°47°
Sun
64°48°
52%
Mon
55°45°
61%
Tue
67°43°
Wed
74°52°
Thu
72°51°
27%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~31 min). Leave by 7:05 PM for the 7:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:46 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Creekside (Down) stop 8 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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