Peruvian Acre Road is a 2.2-mile out-and-back near Alta, UT. It climbs 504 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 mi8,547 – 8,908 ft · steepest grade: 29%2.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 40.59043, -111.63905
Nearest town Alta, UT
Directions
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Peruvian Acre Road
2.2 mi · ▲ 504 ft · 59 min
Elevation 8,546–8,909 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
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Michigan City Road, heading NE.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Twin Lakes Pass Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Albion Parking Lot Road, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Upper Albion Meadows Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Peruvian Acre Road, heading S.
- 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Upper Albion Meadows Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Albion Parking Lot Road, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Twin Lakes Pass Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Michigan City Road, heading NW.
- 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
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
More from this trailhead
- Peruvian Acre Road 2.2 mi · ▲ 504 ft
- Michigan City Road & Peruvian Acre Road 2.2 mi · ▲ 576 ft
- Home Run Trail–Lower Albion Meadows Trail Loop, 5 sights 2.4 mi · ▲ 439 ft
- Lower Albion Meadows Trail & Snake Pit Trail 2.4 mi · ▲ 503 ft
- Upper Albion Meadows Trail 2.6 mi · ▲ 771 ft
- Collins Gulch Road 3.7 mi · ▲ 1,213 ft
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