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Lower Albion Meadows Trail & Snake Pit Trail

2.4 mi · ▲ 503 ft · 1 hr 3 min

Lower Albion Meadows Trail & Snake Pit Trail is a 2.4-mile out-and-back near Alta, UT. It climbs 503 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 – 8,908 ft · steepest grade: 29%2.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.59043, -111.63905
Nearest town Alta, UT
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Lower Albion Meadows Trail & Snake Pit Trail

2.4 mi · ▲ 503 ft · 1 hr 3 min

Elevation 8,583–8,909 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.59043, -111.63905

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

Transit-accessible: Goldminer's Daughter Lodge stop 146 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 250 ftContinue straight onto Michigan City Road, heading NE.
  3. 0.3 miSharp right onto Twin Lakes Pass Trail, heading S.
  4. 0.1 miTurn left onto Albion Parking Lot Road, heading S.
  5. 50 ftSharp right onto Upper Albion Meadows Trail, heading S.
  6. 0.2 miTurn right onto Peruvian Acre Road, heading S.
  7. 250 ftTurn left onto Snake Pit Trail, heading W.
  8. 150 ftBear right onto Lower Albion Meadows Trail, heading S.
  9. 0.4 miReach Snake Pit Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.4 miBear left onto Snake Pit Trail, heading NE.
  11. 200 ftTurn right onto Peruvian Acre Road, heading N.
  12. 250 ftTurn left onto Upper Albion Meadows Trail, heading E.
  13. 0.2 miSharp left onto Albion Parking Lot Road, heading W.
  14. 50 ftTurn right onto Twin Lakes Pass Trail, heading W.
  15. 0.1 miSharp left onto Michigan City Road, heading W.
  16. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/lower-albion-meadows-trail-snake-pit-trail-out-back-4-km-749e

Trail surface

96% dirt4% unspecified

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

  • Transit-accessible: Goldminer's Daughter Lodge stop 146 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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