Skyridge Peak–Big Dipper, 3 sights
8.9 mi · ▲ 864 ft · 3 hr 24 min
Skyridge Peak–Big Dipper, 3 sights is an 8.9-mile out-and-back near Keetley Junction, UT. The route reaches Skyridge Peak at the turnaround, 4.5 miles in. It climbs 864 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi6,605 – 7,372 ft · steepest grade: 19%9.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 40.68175, -111.47081
Nearest town Keetley Junction, UT
Directions
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Skyridge Peak–Big Dipper, 3 sights
8.9 mi · ▲ 864 ft · 3 hr 24 min
Elevation 6,604–7,374 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 40.68175, -111.47081
Weather Sep 5: Clear, high 78°F / low 53° · precip 1% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:53 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Park City Parkway, heading S.
- 250 ftBear left, heading S.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Fast Pitch Trail, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Hat Trick Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Quinns Junction Paved Connector, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Union Pacific Rail Trail, heading SE.
- 0.7 miSharp right onto Park City Trail, heading N.
- 1.6 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Skyridge Peak Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Big Dipper, heading SW.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto Skyridge Peak Trail, heading NW.
- 250 ftReach Skyridge Peak, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 300 ftSharp left onto Big Dipper, heading SW.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Skyridge Peak Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.6 miSharp left onto Park City Trail, heading NW.
- 1.6 miSharp left onto Union Pacific Rail Trail, heading NW.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Quinns Junction Paved Connector, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Hat Trick Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Fast Pitch Trail, heading N.
- 500 ftBear right onto Park City Parkway, heading NE.
- 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
65% dirt28% paved5% gravel2% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 78°F53°
Precip1%Wind8 mphUV7Humidity34%
Rained 0.1″ 4 days ago (0.3″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
80°50°
Sunrise 6:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:53 PM
Sun
73°50°
43%
Mon
68°46°
49%
Tue
77°45°
Wed
82°51°
Thu
75°55°
20%
Fri
80°54°
21%
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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