Lower Albion Meadows Trail & Snake Pit Trail is a 2.4-mile out-and-back near Alta, UT. It climbs 516 ft, with sections as steep as 29% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi8,583 – 8,990 ft · steepest grade: 29%2.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 40.59315, -111.62900
Nearest town Alta, UT
Directions
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Lower Albion Meadows Trail & Snake Pit Trail
2.4 mi · ▲ 516 ft · 1 hr 3 min
Elevation 8,583–8,988 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 40.59315, -111.62900
Weather Sep 5: Clear, high 66°F / low 49° · precip 1% · wind 15 mph · sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:56 PM
Transit-accessible: Albion Base stop 226 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Michigan City Road, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Twin Lakes Pass Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Albion Parking Lot Road, heading SE.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Upper Albion Meadows Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Peruvian Acre Road, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Snake Pit Trail, heading W.
- 200 ftBear right onto Lower Albion Meadows Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miReach Snake Pit Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Snake Pit Trail, heading E.
- 200 ftTurn right onto Peruvian Acre Road, heading NE.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Upper Albion Meadows Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Albion Parking Lot Road, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Twin Lakes Pass Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Michigan City Road, heading N.
- 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.
Trail surface
100% dirt
Weather
ClearTemperature 66°F49°
Precip1%Wind15 mphUV7Humidity36%
Rained 0.5″ 6 days ago
Hourly temperature
70°45°
Sunrise 6:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:56 PM
Sun
61°43°
54%
Mon
56°43°
54%
Tue
65°42°
Wed
70°50°
Thu
66°52°
20%
Fri
72°50°
20%
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Albion Base stop 226 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Peruvian Acre Road 2.2 mi · ▲ 517 ft
- Peruvian Acre Road 2.3 mi · ▲ 517 ft
- Upper Albion Meadows Trail 2.6 mi · ▲ 776 ft
- Cardiff Peak–Cardiff Pass, 3 summits 3.3 mi · ▲ 1,733 ft
- Albion Meadow Trail & Home Run Trail via Upper Albion Meadows Trail 3.8 mi · ▲ 1,164 ft
- Mount Evergreen–Chad's Gap, 6 sights 4.5 mi · ▲ 1,993 ft
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