Gloria Falls & White Pine-Snowbird Link Trail via White Pine Trail is a 4.6-mile out-and-back near Alta, UT. The route reaches Gloria Falls at the turnaround, 2.3 miles in. It climbs 1,019 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi7,635 – 8,212 ft · steepest grade: 17%5.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Chauner's Loop 40.58163, -111.65353
Nearest town Alta, UT
Directions
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Gloria Falls & White Pine-Snowbird Link Trail via White Pine Trail
4.6 mi · ▲ 1,019 ft · 2 hr 3 min
Elevation 7,635–8,211 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Chauner's Loop · 40.58163, -111.65353
Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 68°F / low 48° · precip 1% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:56 PM
Transit-accessible: Cliff Lodge (Up) stop 214 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Chauner's Loop, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Creek Road, heading SW.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Peruvian Gulch Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Creek Road, heading SW.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Dick Bass Highway, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Creek Road, heading SW.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Observation Point Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right onto Creek Road, heading SW.
- 500 ftBear left onto Miner's Road, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right onto Dean's Delight, heading W.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Baby Thunder Trail, heading W.
- 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 E.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Dean's Delight, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Baby Thunder Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Dean's Delight, heading E.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Miner's Road, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right onto Creek Road, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Observation Point Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Creek Road, heading NE.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Dick Bass Highway, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Creek Road, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Peruvian Gulch Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Creek Road, heading NE.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Chauner's Loop, 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
100% dirt
Weather
ClearTemperature 68°F48°
Precip1%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity34%
Rained 0.9″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperature
70°45°
Sunrise 6:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:56 PM
Sat
68°47°
Sun
63°48°
55%
Mon
54°44°
62%
Tue
66°43°
Wed
73°52°
Thu
71°51°
28%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.7 mi in (~43 min). Leave by 6:53 PM for the 7:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:11 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Cliff Lodge (Up) stop 214 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Chauner's Loop Trailhead
- Chauner's Loop–Dick Bass Highway Loop, 3 sights 2 mi · ▲ 485 ft
- Blackjack Road–Chauner's Loop Loop, 5 sights 2.6 mi · ▲ 900 ft
- Dean's Delight & White Pine-Snowbird Link Trail 2.7 mi · ▲ 550 ft
- Blackjack Road & Peruvian Gulch Trail 3.3 mi · ▲ 1,410 ft
- Baby Thunder Trail–Chauner's Loop, 3 sights 3.6 mi · ▲ 976 ft
- Chauner's Loop & Dick Bass Highway via Big Mountain Trail 4 mi · ▲ 1,721 ft
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