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
- Start on Town, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Sweeney Switchbacks Access, heading SE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Mother Urban, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Sweeney Switchbacks Access, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto South Sweeney, heading SE.
- 0.3 miReach South Sweeney, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Mother Urban, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left onto South Sweeney, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Mother Urban, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right onto South Sweeney, heading S.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Mother Urban, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right onto South Sweeney, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Mother Urban, heading NW.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Sweeney Switchbacks, heading W.
- 100 ftBear right onto Mother Urban, heading W.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 400 ftBear left onto Town, heading E.
- 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
More from Town Trailhead
- Mother Urban 3.1 mi · ▲ 622 ft
- Mother Urban 3.2 mi · ▲ 721 ft
- Mother Urban 3.5 mi · ▲ 763 ft
- Drift Road–First Time, 7 sights 3.7 mi · ▲ 1,084 ft
- Mother Urban 3.8 mi · ▲ 924 ft
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