Honeycomb Cliffs Trail–Mine Shaft Trail, 4 sights is a 4.6-mile out-and-back near Silver Fork, UT. It climbs 1,418 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 16/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi8,035 – 8,527 ft · steepest grade: 24%5.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Silver Fork Trail 40.62447, -111.61313
Nearest town Silver Fork, UT
Directions
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Honeycomb Cliffs Trail–Mine Shaft Trail, 4 sights
4.6 mi · ▲ 1,418 ft · 2 hr 15 min
Elevation 8,035–8,529 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Silver Fork Trail · 40.62447, -111.61313
Weather Sep 5: Clear, high 70°F / low 52° · precip 1% · wind 14 mph · sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:54 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Honeycomb Cliffs Trail, heading S.
- 0.8 miSharp left onto Honeycomb Canyon Access Trail, heading N.
- 1.1 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Mother Lode Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Unleaded, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Pyrite Plunge, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Unleaded, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Pyrite Plunge, heading SE.
- 100 ftSharp left onto Unleaded, heading SE.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Holy Schist Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Unleaded, heading SE.
- 100 ftSharp right onto Holy Schist Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left onto Unleaded, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Holy Schist Trail, heading S.
- 100 ftSharp left onto Raptor Road, heading S.
- 150 ftBear right onto Mine Shaft Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Quicksilver Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftReach Honeycomb Cliffs Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Mine Shaft Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Raptor Road, heading SW.
- 150 ftSharp right onto Holy Schist Trail, heading SW.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Unleaded, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right onto Holy Schist Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Unleaded, heading SW.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Holy Schist Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Unleaded, heading SW.
- 400 ftSharp right onto Pyrite Plunge, heading S.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Unleaded, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Pyrite Plunge, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Unleaded, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left onto Mother Lode Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Honeycomb Canyon Access Road, heading N.
- 1.1 miSharp right onto Honeycomb Cliffs Trail, heading SW.
- 0.7 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
98% dirt1% paved1% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 70°F52°
Precip1%Wind14 mphUV7Humidity32%
Rained 0.2″ 6 days ago
Hourly temperature
70°50°
Sunrise 6:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:54 PM
Sun
66°46°
51%
Mon
61°44°
55%
Tue
70°46°
Wed
74°52°
Thu
69°55°
20%
Fri
74°54°
21%
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Silver Fork Trail Trailhead
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- Honeycomb Canyon Trail & Honeycomb Cliffs Trail 4.3 mi · ▲ 1,872 ft
- Silver Fork Trail 4.4 mi · ▲ 1,846 ft
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