Woodside Gulch via Mother Urban is a 4.2-mile out-and-back near Park City, UT. It climbs 971 ft, with sections as steep as 30% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi7,126 – 7,973 ft · steepest grade: 30%4.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Mother Urban 40.64615, -111.50058
Nearest town Park City, UT
Directions
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Woodside Gulch via Mother Urban
4.2 mi · ▲ 971 ft · 1 hr 53 min
Elevation 7,126–7,974 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Mother Urban · 40.64615, -111.50058
Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 76°F / low 55° · precip 1% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 6:57 AM · sunset 7:55 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Transit-accessible: Park Avenue & 8th Street stop 181 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Sweeney Switchbacks Access, heading SE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Mother Urban, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Sweeney Switchbacks Access, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto South Sweeney, heading S.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Mother Urban, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left onto South Sweeney, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Mother Urban, heading SE.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto King Road Connector, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Mother Urban, heading S.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Woodside Gulch, heading SW.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto King Road, heading W.
- 0.4 miReach Woodside Gulch, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miSharp left onto Woodside Gulch, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Mother Urban, heading E.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto King Road Connector, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Mother Urban, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading N.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto South Sweeney, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right onto Mother Urban, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto South Sweeney, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Sweeney Switchbacks Access, heading SE.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Mother Urban, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Sweeney Switchbacks Access, heading SE.
- 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
96% dirt4% 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
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Transit-accessible: Park Avenue & 8th Street stop 181 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Mother Urban Trailhead
- South Sweeney & Sweeney Switchbacks via Mother Urban 2 mi · ▲ 478 ft
- Mother Urban 3.1 mi · ▲ 622 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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