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South Sweeney & Sweeney Switchbacks via Mother Urban is a 2-mile out-and-back near Park City, UT. It climbs 478 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi6,998 – 7,477 ft · steepest grade: 20%2.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Town 40.64734, -111.49872
Nearest town Park City, UT

Directions

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South Sweeney & Sweeney Switchbacks via Mother Urban

2 mi · ▲ 478 ft · 54 min

Elevation 7,000–7,477 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Town · 40.64734, -111.49872

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 8 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead

  1. Start on Town, heading SW.
  2. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  3. 400 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  4. 0.1 miTurn left onto Sweeney Switchbacks Access, heading SE.
  5. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Mother Urban, heading S.
  6. 50 ftSharp left onto Sweeney Switchbacks Access, heading S.
  7. 0.1 miTurn right onto South Sweeney, heading SE.
  8. 0.3 miReach South Sweeney, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 350 ftContinue straight onto Mother Urban, heading S.
  10. 50 ftBear left onto South Sweeney, heading S.
  11. 50 ftContinue straight onto Mother Urban, heading S.
  12. 50 ftBear right onto South Sweeney, heading S.
  13. 100 ftContinue straight onto Mother Urban, heading NW.
  14. 50 ftBear right onto South Sweeney, heading NW.
  15. 50 ftContinue straight onto Mother Urban, heading NW.
  16. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Sweeney Switchbacks, heading W.
  17. 100 ftBear right onto Mother Urban, heading W.
  18. 0.4 miBear left, heading NW.
  19. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  20. 400 ftBear left onto Town, heading E.
  21. 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

93% dirt4% paved3% gravel

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 8 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead

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