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.

Elevation

0 mi6,201 – 7,733 ft · steepest grade: 28%14.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Mapleton-Sawmill Hollow Trail 40.14107, -111.34116
Nearest town Three Forks, UT

Directions

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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

  1. Start on Sawmill Hollow Road, heading W.
  2. 50 ftTurn left onto Mapleton-Sawmill Hollow Trail, heading W.
  3. 2.6 miContinue straight onto Green Swales Road, heading S.
  4. 0.6 miBear right onto Mapleton-Sawmill Hollow Trail, heading SW.
  5. 2.6 miBear right onto Old Packard Canyon Trail, heading NW.
  6. 0.2 miTurn left onto Packard Canyon Upper Alt, heading NW.
  7. 0.3 miTurn right onto Old Packard Canyon Trail, heading SW.
  8. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Packard Peak Trail, heading N.
  9. 0.4 miReach Mapleton-Sawmill Hollow Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Old Packard Canyon Trail, heading SE.
  11. 0.2 miTurn left onto Packard Canyon Upper Alt, heading S.
  12. 0.3 miTurn right onto Old Packard Canyon Trail, heading NE.
  13. 0.2 miBear left onto Mapleton-Sawmill Hollow Trail, heading S.
  14. 2.7 miBear left onto Green Swales Road, heading S.
  15. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Mapleton-Sawmill Hollow Trail, heading N.
  16. 2.6 miTurn right onto Sawmill Hollow Road, heading E.
  17. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

92% dirt8% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 81°F54°
Precip1%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity24%
Rained 0.8″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperature
85°50°
Sunrise 6:57 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:54 PM
Sat 81°56°
Sun 73°55° 55%
Mon 70°51° 55%
Tue 75°49°
Wed 81°55°
Thu 82°57° 27%

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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