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Mueller Park

Maple Syrup Trail & Mill Creek Trail via Great Western Trail

16 mi · ▲ 5,586 ft · 8 hr 8 min

Maple Syrup Trail & Mill Creek Trail via Great Western Trail is a 16-mile out-and-back in Mueller Park near Margarethe, UT. It climbs 5,586 ft, with sections as steep as 40% grade. It scores 83/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi5,637 – 8,636 ft · steepest grade: 40%16.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.90739, -111.73402
Nearest town Margarethe, UT
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Maple Syrup Trail & Mill Creek Trail via Great Western Trail

16 mi · ▲ 5,586 ft · 8 hr 8 min

Elevation 5,638–8,635 ft

Out & Back · Mueller Park

Trailhead: 40.90739, -111.73402

Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 80°F / low 63° · precip 1% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:56 PM

No dogs on part of this route

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 2.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
  3. 0.7 miTurn left onto Great Western Trail, heading E.
  4. 0.7 miTurn right onto Mill Creek Trail, heading SW.
  5. 2.6 miBear left onto Peregrine Trail, heading SW.
  6. 400 ftBear right onto Mill Creek Trail, heading S.
  7. 1.1 miBear right onto Hornet Trail, heading NW.
  8. 0.3 miTurn right onto Maple Syrup Trail, heading NW.
  9. 50 ftContinue straight onto Hornet Trail, heading NW.
  10. 50 ftReach Mill Creek Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 50 ftContinue straight onto Maple Syrup Trail, heading NW.
  12. 50 ftTurn left onto Hornet Trail, heading NW.
  13. 0.3 miBear left onto Mill Creek Trail, heading SE.
  14. 1.1 miBear left onto Peregrine Trail, heading E.
  15. 400 ftBear right onto Mill Creek Trail, heading NE.
  16. 2.6 miTurn left, heading NE.
  17. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Great Western Trail, heading N.
  18. 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
  19. 0.7 miTurn right, heading NE.
  20. 2.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/maple-syrup-trail-out-back

Trail surface

56% dirt44% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 80°F63°
Precip1%Wind10 mphUV7Humidity20%
Rained 0.1″ 4 days ago (0.4″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 6:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:56 PM
Sat 80°61°
Sun 75°53° 38%
Mon 63°48° 66%
Tue 76°44°
Wed 83°50°
Thu 78°54° 24%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.8 mi in (~167 min). Leave by 4:49 PM for the 7:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:57 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • No dogs on part of this route

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