Green Swales Road
2.9 mi · ▲ 602 ft · 1 hr 16 min
Green Swales Road is a 2.9-mile out-and-back near Three Forks, UT. It climbs 602 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade. It scores 86/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Green Swales Road
2.9 mi · ▲ 602 ft · 1 hr 16 min
Elevation 7,264–7,887 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 40.18851, -111.36292
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 S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Green Swales Road, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.9 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~28 min). Leave by 7:06 PM for the 7:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:28 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
More from this trailhead
- Packard Cutoff Trail 3.6 mi · ▲ 654 ft
- Shingle Mill Fork Road 5.9 mi · ▲ 1,285 ft
- Mollies Nipple–Green Swales Road Loop, 4 sights 7 mi · ▲ 1,465 ft
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