Green Swales Road
2.6 mi · ▲ 632 ft · 1 hr 11 min
Green Swales Road is a 2.6-mile out-and-back near Three Forks, UT. It climbs 632 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade. It scores 82/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
Getting there
Directions
Green Swales Road
2.6 mi · ▲ 632 ft · 1 hr 11 min
Elevation 7,270–7,818 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 40.18930, -111.35696
Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 77°F / low 51° · precip 1% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 6:57 AM · sunset 7:54 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Pump Corral Road, heading SW.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Green Swales Road, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.6 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Pump Corral Road, heading NE.
- 350 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 0.1 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
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~31 min). Leave by 7:04 PM for the 7:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:32 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
More from this trailhead
- Fence Line Trail & Packard Cutoff Trail via Green Swales Road 2.4 mi · ▲ 442 ft
- Pumphouse Hill & Pump Ridge via Green Swales Road 4.9 mi · ▲ 1,037 ft
- Peak 7068–Kirkman Hollow Trail, 4 sights 15.4 mi · ▲ 4,216 ft
Get outside more
A wild hike near Three Forks, emailed to you once a week.
Hikes near Three Forks, Utah