Gloria Falls & White Pine-Snowbird Link Trail via White Pine Trail is a 4-mile out-and-back near Alta, UT. The route reaches Gloria Falls at the turnaround, 2 miles in. It climbs 933 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi7,635 – 8,193 ft · steepest grade: 18%4.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Snowbird Access 2 Road 40.58030, -111.66193
Nearest town Alta, UT
Directions
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Gloria Falls & White Pine-Snowbird Link Trail via White Pine Trail
4 mi · ▲ 933 ft · 1 hr 48 min
Elevation 7,635–8,193 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Snowbird Access 2 Road · 40.58030, -111.66193
Weather Sep 5: Clear, high 69°F / low 48° · precip 1% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:54 PM
Transit-accessible: Iron Blosam stop 30 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 450 ftSharp left, heading SE.
- 100 ftSharp right onto Creek Road, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Gad Valley Road, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Dean's Delight, heading W.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Baby Thunder Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Dean's Delight, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right onto White Pine-Snowbird Link Trail, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto White Pine Trail, heading W.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Red Pine Trail, heading S.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Gloria Falls Trail, heading S.
- 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 S.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto White Pine-Snowbird Link Trail, heading NE.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Dean's Delight, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Baby Thunder Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Dean's Delight, heading NE.
- 150 ftBear left onto Gad Valley Road, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Creek Road, heading NE.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp 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
96% dirt4% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 69°F48°
Precip1%Wind9 mphUV7Humidity37%
Rained 0.7″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperature
70°45°
Sunrise 6:59 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:54 PM
Sun
63°46°
54%
Mon
59°45°
54%
Tue
68°45°
Wed
72°53°
Thu
69°55°
20%
Fri
75°53°
20%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.4 mi in (~39 min). Leave by 6:55 PM for the 7:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:59 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Iron Blosam stop 30 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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