Jack's Peak Alternate Trail
2.1 mi · ▲ 919 ft · 1 hr 10 min
Jack's Peak Alternate Trail is a 2.1-mile out-and-back near Foothill Village, UT. It climbs 919 ft, with sections as steep as 32% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Jack's Peak Alternate Trail
2.1 mi · ▲ 919 ft · 1 hr 10 min
Elevation 4,925–5,861 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 40.72813, -111.81327
Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 87°F / low 70° · precip 1% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:56 PM
Transit-accessible: Foothill Drive @ 2050 South stop 256 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto Jack's Peak Alternate Trail, heading E.
- 0.6 miReach Jack's Peak Alternate Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:36 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:56 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:24 PM.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Foothill Drive @ 2050 South stop 256 m from the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Jack's Peak Trail 1.9 mi · ▲ 968 ft
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