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Home Run Trail–Lower Albion Meadows Trail Loop, 5 sights

2.4 mi · ▲ 439 ft · 1 hr 1 min

Home Run Trail–Lower Albion Meadows Trail Loop, 5 sights is a 2.4-mile loop near Alta, UT. It climbs 439 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 6/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi8,544 – 9,006 ft · steepest grade: 19%2.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Wildcat Base Trailhead 40.58834, -111.63858
Nearest town Alta, UT
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Home Run Trail–Lower Albion Meadows Trail Loop, 5 sights

2.4 mi · ▲ 439 ft · 1 hr 1 min

Elevation 8,545–9,007 ft

Loop

Trailhead: Wildcat Base Trailhead · 40.58834, -111.63858

Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 67°F / low 50° · precip 1% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:56 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Transit-accessible: Goldminer's Daughter Lodge stop 90 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Peruvian Acre Road, heading E.
  2. 150 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  3. 300 ftSharp left onto Lower Albion Meadows Trail, heading E.
  4. 0.4 miBear left onto Snake Pit Trail, heading N.
  5. 200 ftTurn right onto Peruvian Acre Road, heading N.
  6. 0.2 miSharp left onto Upper Albion Meadows Trail, heading NE.
  7. 300 ftReach Peruvian Acre Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Home Run Trail, heading S.
  9. 150 ftContinue straight onto Snake Pit Trail, heading SW.
  10. 0.7 miTurn left onto Peruvian Acre Road, heading W.
  11. 0.3 miThe 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/home-run-trail-loop

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

ClearTemperature 67°F50°
Precip1%Wind10 mphUV7Humidity30%
Rained 0.5″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperature
70°50°
Sunrise 6:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:56 PM
Sat 67°50°
Sun 64°46° 55%
Mon 53°43° 62%
Tue 65°41°
Wed 72°50°
Thu 70°49° 29%

Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Transit-accessible: Goldminer's Daughter Lodge stop 90 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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