Sweeney Switchbacks Access & Sweeney Switchbacks
2.1 mi · ▲ 562 ft · 59 min
Sweeney Switchbacks Access & Sweeney Switchbacks is a 2.1-mile out-and-back near Park City, UT. It climbs 562 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 mi7,123 – 7,435 ft · steepest grade: 27%2.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 40.64779, -111.50345
Nearest town Park City, UT
Directions
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Sweeney Switchbacks Access & Sweeney Switchbacks
2.1 mi · ▲ 562 ft · 59 min
Elevation 7,121–7,434 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 40.64779, -111.50345
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 & 11th Street stop 308 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Flat Cable, heading E.
- 500 ftSharp left onto Sweeney Switchbacks, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Mother Urban, heading SE.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Sweeney Switchbacks Access, heading SE.
- 0.1 miReach Sweeney Switchbacks, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Mother Urban, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Sweeney Switchbacks, heading NW.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Flat Cable, heading N.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
83% dirt17% unspecified
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 & 11th Street stop 308 m from the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Flat Cable & Woodside Gulch via Mother Urban 3.4 mi · ▲ 1,101 ft
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