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Kirkman Hollow Trail–Left Fork Days Canyon Trail, 3 sights

12 mi · ▲ 3,919 ft · 5 hr 58 min

Kirkman Hollow Trail–Left Fork Days Canyon Trail, 3 sights is a 12-mile out-and-back near Patrick Place, UT. It climbs 3,919 ft, with sections as steep as 32% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 89/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi5,250 – 7,333 ft · steepest grade: 32%12.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.16992, -111.47519
Nearest town Patrick Place, UT
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Kirkman Hollow Trail–Left Fork Days Canyon Trail, 3 sights

12 mi · ▲ 3,919 ft · 5 hr 58 min

Elevation 5,250–7,334 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.16992, -111.47519

Weather Sep 5: Clear, high 85°F / low 62° · precip 1% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:53 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 200 ftTurn left onto Left Fork Days Canyon Trail, heading E.
  3. 3.5 miSharp right onto Kirkman Hollow Trail, heading SE.
  4. 1.5 miTurn left onto Mapleton-Sawmill Hollow Trail, heading E.
  5. 0.3 miTurn left onto Upper Packard Alternate, heading E.
  6. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  7. 0.4 miTurn right onto Packard Canyon Trail, heading E.
  8. 50 ftReach Left Fork Days Canyon Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  10. 0.4 miTurn left onto Upper Packard Alternate, heading W.
  11. 0.3 miTurn right onto Mapleton-Sawmill Hollow Trail, heading S.
  12. 0.3 miTurn right onto Kirkman Hollow Trail, heading SW.
  13. 1.5 miSharp left onto Left Fork Days Canyon Trail, heading NW.
  14. 3.5 miTurn right, heading W.
  15. 150 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/kirkman-hollow-trail-left-fork-days-canyon-trail-out-back-3-sights

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

ClearTemperature 85°F62°
Precip1%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity26%
Rained 0.1″ 5 days ago (0.3″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 6:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:53 PM
Sun 78°57° 57%
Mon 74°52° 57%
Tue 79°52°
Wed 85°59°
Thu 82°64° 20%
Fri 87°60° 18%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 5.0 mi in (~201 min). Leave by 4:12 PM for the 7:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:29 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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