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Green Swales Road & Pump Ridge via Mapleton-Sawmill Hollow Trail

15.9 mi · ▲ 3,503 ft · 7 hr 3 min

Green Swales Road & Pump Ridge via Mapleton-Sawmill Hollow Trail is a 15.9-mile out-and-back near Three Forks, UT. It climbs 3,503 ft, with sections as steep as 34% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 95/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi6,516 – 8,101 ft · steepest grade: 34%16.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.18703, -111.36545
Nearest town Three Forks, UT
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Green Swales Road & Pump Ridge via Mapleton-Sawmill Hollow Trail

15.9 mi · ▲ 3,503 ft · 7 hr 3 min

Elevation 6,517–8,099 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.18703, -111.36545

Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 77°F / low 51° · precip 1% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:57 AM · sunset 7:54 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.3 miTurn right onto Green Swales Road, heading SW.
  3. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
  4. 1 miContinue straight onto Pump Ridge, heading SW.
  5. 0.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
  6. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Mapleton-Sawmill Hollow Trail, heading SW.
  7. 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
  8. 350 ftTurn right, heading S.
  9. 1.1 miBear right, heading S.
  10. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  11. 1.7 miBear left, heading W.
  12. 1.9 miReach Pump Ridge, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 1.9 miBear right, heading NE.
  14. 1.7 miTurn right, heading NE.
  15. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  16. 1.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  17. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Pump Ridge, heading N.
  18. 0.9 miTurn left, heading NE.
  19. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Green Swales Road, heading NE.
  20. 0.8 miBear left, heading NE.
  21. 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  22. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/green-swales-road-pump-ridge-out-back-26-km-08cc

Trail surface

85% dirt15% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 77°F51°
Precip1%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity25%
Rained 0.5″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperature
80°50°
Sunrise 6:57 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:54 PM
Sat 77°51°
Sun 70°51° 57%
Mon 65°48° 57%
Tue 71°46°
Wed 77°53°
Thu 77°55° 26%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~36 min). Leave by 6:58 PM for the 7:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:29 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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