Mapleton-Sawmill Hollow Trail–Packard Cutoff Trail, 3 sights

13 mi · ▲ 3,511 ft · 6 hr 5 min

Mapleton-Sawmill Hollow Trail–Packard Cutoff Trail, 3 sights is a 13-mile out-and-back near Patrick Place, UT. It climbs 3,511 ft, with sections as steep as 30% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 93/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi6,201 – 7,733 ft · steepest grade: 30%13.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.19164, -111.38839
Nearest town Patrick Place, UT

Directions

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Mapleton-Sawmill Hollow Trail–Packard Cutoff Trail, 3 sights

13 mi · ▲ 3,511 ft · 6 hr 5 min

Elevation 6,201–7,735 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.19164, -111.38839

Weather Sep 5: Clear, high 80°F / low 56° · precip 1% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:53 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 250 ftBear right onto Packard Canyon Trail, heading SW.
  3. 300 ftContinue straight onto Packard East Trail, heading SW.
  4. 1.2 miTurn right onto Packard Cutoff Trail, heading E.
  5. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Mapleton-Sawmill Hollow Trail, heading S.
  6. 1.5 miBear left onto Green Swales Road, heading S.
  7. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Mapleton-Sawmill Hollow Trail, heading N.
  8. 2.6 miTurn right onto Sawmill Hollow Road, heading SE.
  9. 50 ftReach Packard East Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 50 ftTurn left onto Mapleton-Sawmill Hollow Trail, heading SE.
  11. 2.6 miContinue straight onto Green Swales Road, heading N.
  12. 0.6 miBear right onto Mapleton-Sawmill Hollow Trail, heading SW.
  13. 1.5 miContinue straight onto Packard Cutoff Trail, heading N.
  14. 0.5 miTurn left onto Packard East Trail, heading N.
  15. 1.2 miContinue straight onto Packard Canyon Trail, heading NE.
  16. 300 ftBear left, heading N.
  17. 150 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

91% dirt9% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 80°F56°
Precip1%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity30%
Rained 0.3″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperature
80°55°
Sunrise 6:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:53 PM
Sun 73°53° 60%
Mon 69°49° 60%
Tue 75°50°
Wed 81°57°
Thu 77°61° 20%
Fri 83°58° 19%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.4 mi in (~103 min). Leave by 5:49 PM for the 7:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:11 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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