Trail Details
Patsey Marley from Alta TH
via Grizzly Gulch
via Grizzly Gulch
| Hike Time (roundtrip): 3.0 to 5.0 hours Distance (roundtrip): 5 miles Elevation Gain: 1855 feet |
Main Aspect: Southwest Climb Rate: 742 feet per mile Average Grade: 14% |
| Notes: The trail takes you to a place where you are looking directly down on Alta. The Wolverine Cirque and Twin Lakes is on the other side. |  |
| Trail shortcuts: Waypoints Destination Maps/Aerial Photos Links | |
| Trailhead | ||
| Alta TH | 
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| Trailhead Elevation: 8670 ft Trailhead Outhouse: No Distance from Park-N-Ride: 8.1 miles |
Area: Little Cottonwood Canyon Area Location: East on 9400 S (SR210) in Salt Lake County Area Fee: None Dogs Allowed: No |
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| Notes: The trail starts in Alta where a paved road heading north leaves the main road. It goes past a church and the city offices. Follow the road through 2 switchbacks until you get to a junction. The junction to the north goes toward Cardiff Pass and Flagstaff Peak. The trail east goes through Grizzly Gulch toward Twin Lakes Pass. | ||
| Waypoint 1 | ||
| Grizzly Gulch | 
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| Elevation: 9350 | Feature: Canyon | |
| Notes: This gulch is east of Alta. It has reminders of the mining heyday in this region. Continue on for hikes to Honeycomb Cliffs, Twin Lakes Pass, Patsey Marley and Mount Wolverine. | ||
| Destination | ||
| Patsey Marley | 
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| Elevation: 10525 | Feature: Ridge | |
| Notes: Patsey Marley Ridge was named after a Scottish miner who lived in Alta during its hey day (from the book The Lady in the Ore Bucket by Charles Keller). It shares a ridgeline with Mt Wolverine. | ||
| Location and Maps |
| Latitude: 40.588388 Longitude: -111.608698
WasatchHiker Map (shows trails) |
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| Trip Report | Mountain Album Mountain Album |
