Little Diamond Trail–Mapleton-Sawmill Hollow Trail, 6 sights
16.1 mi · ▲ 4,203 ft · 7 hr 28 min
Little Diamond Trail–Mapleton-Sawmill Hollow Trail, 6 sights is a 16.1-mile out-and-back near Patrick Place, UT. It climbs 4,203 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 92/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Little Diamond Trail–Mapleton-Sawmill Hollow Trail, 6 sights
16.1 mi · ▲ 4,203 ft · 7 hr 28 min
Elevation 7,014–8,171 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Little Diamond Trail · 40.10158, -111.46568
Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 76°F / low 54° · precip 1% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 6:57 AM · sunset 7:54 PM
- Start on Little Diamond Trail, heading NE.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading N.
- 1.1 miBear right onto Mapleton-Sawmill Hollow Trail, heading N.
- 5.1 miTurn left onto Upper Packard Alternate, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Packard Canyon Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Old Packard Canyon Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Packard Canyon Upper Alt, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Old Packard Canyon Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Packard Peak Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miReach Little Diamond Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Old Packard Canyon Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Packard Canyon Upper Alt, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Old Packard Canyon Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Packard Canyon Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Upper Packard Alternate, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Mapleton-Sawmill Hollow Trail, heading S.
- 5.1 miBear left onto Little Diamond Trail, heading SW.
- 1.5 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 1.4 mi in (~54 min). Leave by 6:40 PM for the 7:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:45 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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