Mapleton-Sawmill Hollow Trail–Old Packard Canyon Trail, 4 sights
13.7 mi · ▲ 3,392 ft · 6 hr 16 min
Mapleton-Sawmill Hollow Trail–Old Packard Canyon Trail, 4 sights is a 13.7-mile out-and-back near Three Forks, UT. It climbs 3,392 ft, with sections as steep as 28% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 95/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Mapleton-Sawmill Hollow Trail–Old Packard Canyon Trail, 4 sights
13.7 mi · ▲ 3,392 ft · 6 hr 16 min
Elevation 6,201–7,735 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Mapleton-Sawmill Hollow Trail · 40.14107, -111.34116
Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 81°F / low 54° · precip 1% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:57 AM · sunset 7:54 PM
Toilets at the trailhead
- Start on Sawmill Hollow Road, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Mapleton-Sawmill Hollow Trail, heading W.
- 2.6 miContinue straight onto Green Swales Road, heading S.
- 0.6 miBear right onto Mapleton-Sawmill Hollow Trail, heading SW.
- 2.6 miBear right onto Old Packard Canyon Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Packard Canyon Upper Alt, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Old Packard Canyon Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Packard Peak Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miReach Mapleton-Sawmill Hollow 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 left onto Packard Canyon Upper Alt, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Old Packard Canyon Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Mapleton-Sawmill Hollow Trail, heading S.
- 2.7 miBear left onto Green Swales Road, heading S.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Mapleton-Sawmill Hollow Trail, heading N.
- 2.6 miTurn right onto Sawmill Hollow Road, heading E.
- 50 ftArrive 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 3.4 mi in (~130 min). Leave by 5:24 PM for the 7:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:33 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Toilets at the trailhead
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