Green Swales Road
3.1 mi · ▲ 660 ft · 1 hr 22 min
Green Swales Road is a 3.1-mile out-and-back near West Portal, UT. It climbs 660 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 71/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Green Swales Road
3.1 mi · ▲ 660 ft · 1 hr 22 min
Elevation 6,777–7,403 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 40.19318, -111.34359
Weather Sep 5: Clear, high 78°F / low 54° · precip 1% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:52 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 1.2 miTurn left onto Pump Corral Road, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Green Swales Road, heading SW.
- 250 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Pump Corral Road, heading NE.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 1.2 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 1.5 mi in (~57 min). Leave by 6:36 PM for the 7:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:47 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from this trailhead
- Packard Cutoff Trail via Green Swales Road 4.6 mi · ▲ 976 ft
- Green Swales Road 4.8 mi · ▲ 1,114 ft
- Mapleton-Sawmill Hollow Trail via Green Swales Road 8.3 mi · ▲ 1,516 ft
- Old Packard Canyon Trail–Packard Canyon Trail, 6 sights 15 mi · ▲ 3,355 ft
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