Peruvian Gulch Trail via Creek Road is a 2-mile out-and-back near Alta, UT. It climbs 664 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 mi7,868 – 8,573 ft · steepest grade: 27%2.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Snowbird Entry #1 Road 40.57850, -111.66790
Nearest town Alta, UT
Directions
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Peruvian Gulch Trail via Creek Road
2 mi · ▲ 664 ft · 1 hr
Elevation 7,869–8,572 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Snowbird Entry #1 Road · 40.57850, -111.66790
Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 69°F / low 48° · precip 1% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:56 PM
Transit-accessible: Creekside (Down) stop 8 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 200 ftTurn left onto Creek Road, heading E.
- 0.6 miBear left onto Observation Point Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Creek Road, heading E.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Dick Bass Highway, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Creek Road, heading NE.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Peruvian Gulch Trail, heading NE.
- 0.4 miReach Peruvian Gulch Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Creek Road, heading NE.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Dick Bass Highway, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Creek Road, heading W.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Observation Point Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right onto Creek Road, heading SW.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 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
98% dirt1% paved1% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 69°F48°
Precip1%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity33%
Rained 0.9″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperature
70°45°
Sunrise 6:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:56 PM
Sat
69°47°
Sun
64°48°
52%
Mon
55°45°
61%
Tue
67°43°
Wed
74°52°
Thu
72°51°
27%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~35 min). Leave by 7:00 PM for the 7:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:33 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Creekside (Down) stop 8 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Creek Road 2.6 mi · ▲ 624 ft
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- Baby Thunder Trail–Peruvian Gulch Trail, 3 sights 4.7 mi · ▲ 1,822 ft
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