Mother Urban is a 3.8-mile out-and-back near Park City, UT. It climbs 997 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi7,067 – 7,707 ft · steepest grade: 25%4.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Trapper's Way Stairs 40.64420, -111.49614
Nearest town Park City, UT
Directions
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Mother Urban
3.8 mi · ▲ 997 ft · 1 hr 46 min
Elevation 7,069–7,708 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Trapper's Way Stairs · 40.64420, -111.49614
Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 76°F / low 55° · precip 1% · wind 17 mph · sunrise 6:57 AM · sunset 7:55 PM
Transit-accessible: Park Avenue & 8th Street stop 391 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Trapper's Way Stairs, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Sweeneys Connector, heading S.
- 200 ftTurn left onto Sweeney Switchbacks Access, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto South Sweeney, heading SW.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Mother Urban, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left onto South Sweeney, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Mother Urban, heading NW.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto King Road Connector, heading S.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Mother Urban, heading S.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Grave Digger, heading E.
- 200 ftSharp left onto Woodside Gulch, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Daly Bypass, heading NE.
- 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Woodside Gulch, heading N.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Grave Digger, heading SW.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Mother Urban, heading SW.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto King Road Connector, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Mother Urban, heading W.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading N.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto South Sweeney, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right onto Mother Urban, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto South Sweeney, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Sweeney Switchbacks Access, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Sweeneys Connector, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 300 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
91% dirt2% other7% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 76°F55°
Precip1%Wind17 mphUV7Humidity26%
Rained 0.3″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperature
80°55°
Sunrise 6:57 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:55 PM
Sat
76°56°
Sun
71°50°
47%
Mon
62°46°
51%
Tue
73°43°
Wed
79°49°
Thu
80°54°
20%
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Park Avenue & 8th Street stop 391 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Trapper's Way Stairs Trailhead
- Drift Road–Flat Cable, 7 sights 2 mi · ▲ 717 ft
- Mother Urban 3 mi · ▲ 695 ft
- Mother Urban 3.2 mi · ▲ 721 ft
- Woodside Gulch via Mother Urban 3.3 mi · ▲ 1,020 ft
- Treasure Hill–Silver King Mill Loop, 9 sights 3.4 mi · ▲ 1,151 ft
- South Sweeney & Woodside Gulch via Mother Urban 3.9 mi · ▲ 981 ft
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