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Kirkman Hollow Trail & Upper Packard Alternate via Mapleton-Sawmill Hollow Trail

12.3 mi · ▲ 3,482 ft · 5 hr 50 min

Kirkman Hollow Trail & Upper Packard Alternate via Mapleton-Sawmill Hollow Trail is a 12.3-mile out-and-back near Patrick Place, UT. It climbs 3,482 ft, with sections as steep as 36% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 87/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi5,591 – 7,333 ft · steepest grade: 36%12.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Kirkman Hollow Trailhead 40.19062, -111.44157
Nearest town Patrick Place, UT
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Kirkman Hollow Trail & Upper Packard Alternate via Mapleton-Sawmill Hollow Trail

12.3 mi · ▲ 3,482 ft · 5 hr 50 min

Elevation 5,591–7,334 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Kirkman Hollow Trailhead · 40.19062, -111.44157

Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 82°F / low 57° · precip 1% · wind 12 mph · sunrise 6:57 AM · sunset 7:54 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Kirkman Hollow Trail, heading NE.
  2. 2.6 miTurn left onto Mapleton-Sawmill Hollow Trail, heading NE.
  3. 0.3 miTurn left onto Upper Packard Alternate, heading NE.
  4. 1.9 miContinue straight onto Packard Canyon Trail, heading SE.
  5. 1.3 miReach Kirkman Hollow Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
  7. 0.7 miBear right, heading W.
  8. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Upper Packard Alternate, heading SW.
  9. 1.9 miTurn right onto Mapleton-Sawmill Hollow Trail, heading S.
  10. 0.3 miTurn right onto Kirkman Hollow Trail, heading W.
  11. 2.6 miArrive 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-upper-packard-alternate-out-back

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

ClearTemperature 82°F57°
Precip1%Wind12 mphUV7Humidity22%
Rained 0.1″ 4 days ago (0.3″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
85°55°
Sunrise 6:57 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:54 PM
Sat 82°58°
Sun 77°56° 57%
Mon 70°53° 57%
Tue 76°51°
Wed 83°58°
Thu 84°60° 26%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.5 mi in (~110 min). Leave by 5:44 PM for the 7:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:13 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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