3.1 miles
Distance
2,032 ft
Climb
-431 ft
Descent
01:55:01
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Black Mountain Details

  • Activities
    • Hike
    • Mountain Bike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Salt Lake City Foothills
    Salt Lake City, Utah
  • AKA
    Little Black Mountain
  • Difficulty Rating
    Black Diamond rate
  • Hiking SAC Scale
    T3 Demanding Mountain Hiking
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Direction
    Both Directions
    Popular in reverse
  • Physical Rating
    Hard
  • Trail Visibility
    Always easy to follow
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • Global Ranking
    #141856 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #1581 in Trail Running
    • #254 in Hiking
  • Local Popularity
    15 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 50 in Trail Running
    • 40 in Hiking
  • Land Owner
    Salt Lake City Parks & Public Lands

Great climb that follows the ridge, and is pretty moderate until right when you get to the summit of the mountain, there it gets pretty steep. You can also hike this trail up from the upper part of City Creek. This is the most common section to climb to form a loop with Smuggler's Gap

Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Black Mountain hike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    1,601 ft
  • Altitude min
    6,212 ft
  • Altitude max
    8,031 ft
  • Altitude start
    6,213 ft
  • Altitude end
    7,815 ft
  • Grade
    9.63%
  • Grade max
    -66.799%
  • Grade min
    47.615%
  • Distance climb
    2 miles
  • Distance down
    3,197 ft
  • Distance flat
    320 ft
  • Avg time
    01:55:01
  • Avg reverse time
    01:20:29
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on Sep 28, 2022
Dry
Avg: 3.5 (2 votes)
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      Black Mountain Trail Reports

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      Sep 28, 2022 @ 4:35pm
      Sep 28, 2022
      May 14, 2022 @ 9:51pm
      May 14, 2022
      May 14, 2022 @ 9:50pm
      May 14, 2022
      		 A few more days and it’ll be a little too dry for me but it’s riding really great right now!
      Oct 2, 2021 @ 10:01am
      Oct 2, 2021
      Dec 6, 2020 @ 1:40pm
      Dec 6, 2020
      		 Some snow patches on the higher sections. Still steep and loose.
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      • 10 miles avg distance
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      • Last: Jul 13, 2024

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