Mother Urban is a 4-mile out-and-back near Park City, UT. It climbs 1,023 ft, with sections as steep as 27% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi7,048 – 7,707 ft · steepest grade: 27%4.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 40.64553, -111.49765
Nearest town Park City, UT
Directions
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Mother Urban
4 mi · ▲ 1,023 ft · 1 hr 51 min
Elevation 7,048–7,708 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 40.64553, -111.49765
Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 76°F / low 55° · precip 1% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 6:57 AM · sunset 7:55 PM
Transit-accessible: Park Avenue & 8th Street stop 198 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead
- Start on 6th Street Stairs, heading SW.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 200 ftSharp left onto Sweeney Switchbacks Access, heading SE.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Mother Urban, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Sweeney Switchbacks Access, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto South Sweeney, heading SE.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Mother Urban, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left onto South Sweeney, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Mother Urban, heading SE.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto King Road Connector, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Mother Urban, heading S.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Grave Digger, heading S.
- 200 ftSharp left onto Woodside Gulch, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
- 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 NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Mother Urban, heading NE.
- 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 E.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Mother Urban, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Sweeney Switchbacks Access, heading SE.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 200 ftTurn left onto 6th Street Stairs, heading SE.
- 150 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% dirt4% other5% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 76°F55°
Precip1%Wind11 mphUV7Humidity23%
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°
53%
Mon
62°47°
56%
Tue
73°43°
Wed
79°49°
Thu
80°54°
30%
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Park Avenue & 8th Street stop 198 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- South Sweeney & Sweeney Switchbacks via Mother Urban 2 mi · ▲ 478 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
- Mother Urban 3.5 mi · ▲ 763 ft
- Mother Urban 3.8 mi · ▲ 997 ft
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