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Summit Road & Sunshine Way

3 mi · ▲ 1,271 ft · 1 hr 38 min

Summit Road & Sunshine Way is a 3-mile out-and-back near Sundance, UT. It climbs 1,271 ft, with sections as steep as 42% grade. It scores 12/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi6,109 – 7,382 ft · steepest grade: 42%3.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Lower Lift Line 40.39148, -111.57955
Nearest town Sundance, UT
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Summit Road & Sunshine Way

3 mi · ▲ 1,271 ft · 1 hr 38 min

Elevation 6,109–7,383 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Lower Lift Line · 40.39148, -111.57955

Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 79°F / low 59° · precip 1% · wind 14 mph · sunrise 6:57 AM · sunset 7:55 PM

Transit-accessible: Sundance Mountain Resort stop 173 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Lower Lift Line, heading SW.
  2. 500 ftContinue straight onto Stewart Falls - Lower Trail, heading SW.
  3. 50 ftContinue straight onto Lower Lift Line, heading SW.
  4. 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
  5. 0.3 miBear right, heading W.
  6. 100 ftBear left onto Sunshine Way, heading W.
  7. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
  8. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  9. 50 ftSharp left onto Speedtrap, heading SW.
  10. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Switchback Alley, heading S.
  11. 50 ftSharp right onto Speedtrap, heading S.
  12. 50 ftBear left onto Switchback Alley, heading S.
  13. 50 ftBear right onto Speedtrap, heading S.
  14. 100 ftTurn left onto Summit Road, heading S.
  15. 0.4 miReach Sunshine Way, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  16. 0.4 miTurn right onto Speedtrap, heading E.
  17. 100 ftBear left onto Switchback Alley, heading E.
  18. 50 ftBear right onto Speedtrap, heading E.
  19. 50 ftSharp left onto Switchback Alley, heading E.
  20. 50 ftContinue straight onto Speedtrap, heading E.
  21. 0.1 miSharp right, heading SE.
  22. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  23. 50 ftTurn left onto Sunshine Way, heading SE.
  24. 0.4 miBear right, heading N.
  25. 100 ftBear left onto Lower Lift Line, heading N.
  26. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Stewart Falls - Lower Trail, heading N.
  27. 50 ftContinue straight onto Lower Lift Line, heading N.
  28. 350 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/summit-road-out-back

Trail surface

37% gravel2% dirt61% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 79°F59°
Precip1%Wind14 mphUV7Humidity19%
Rained 0.2″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperature
80°55°
Sunrise 6:57 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:55 PM
Sat 79°57°
Sun 74°54° 55%
Mon 66°50° 55%
Tue 74°47°
Wed 81°53°
Thu 81°56° 24%

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Sundance Mountain Resort stop 173 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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