Fence Line Trail–Kirkman Hollow Trail, 3 sights

15.8 mi · ▲ 4,006 ft · 7 hr 16 min

Fence Line Trail–Kirkman Hollow Trail, 3 sights is a 15.8-mile out-and-back near Patrick Place, UT. It climbs 4,006 ft, with sections as steep as 28% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 91/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi5,591 – 7,966 ft · steepest grade: 28%16.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Kirkman Hollow Trailhead 40.19062, -111.44157
Nearest town Patrick Place, UT

Directions

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Fence Line Trail–Kirkman Hollow Trail, 3 sights

15.8 mi · ▲ 4,006 ft · 7 hr 16 min

Elevation 5,591–7,965 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Kirkman Hollow Trailhead · 40.19062, -111.44157

Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 82°F / low 57° · precip 1% · wind 12 mph · sunrise 6:57 AM · sunset 7:54 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Kirkman Hollow Trail, heading NE.
  2. 2.6 miTurn left onto Mapleton-Sawmill Hollow Trail, heading NE.
  3. 2.9 miSharp left onto Packard Cutoff Trail, heading SE.
  4. 1.3 miSharp right onto Fence Line Trail, heading E.
  5. 0.8 miSharp right onto Green Swales Road, heading NE.
  6. 0.3 miReach Kirkman Hollow Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.3 miSharp left onto Fence Line Trail, heading NE.
  8. 0.8 miSharp left onto Packard Cutoff Trail, heading NW.
  9. 1.3 miSharp right onto Mapleton-Sawmill Hollow Trail, heading SE.
  10. 2.9 miTurn right onto Kirkman Hollow Trail, heading W.
  11. 2.6 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

96% dirt4% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 82°F57°
Precip1%Wind12 mphUV7Humidity22%
Rained 0.1″ 4 days ago (0.3″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
85°55°
Sunrise 6:57 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:54 PM
Sat 82°58°
Sun 77°56° 57%
Mon 70°53° 57%
Tue 76°51°
Wed 83°58°
Thu 84°60° 26%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.5 mi in (~111 min). Leave by 5:44 PM for the 7:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:11 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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