Mapleton-Sawmill Hollow Trail

10.6 mi · ▲ 2,321 ft · 4 hr 42 min

Mapleton-Sawmill Hollow Trail is a 10.6-mile out-and-back near Patrick Place, UT. It climbs 2,321 ft, with sections as steep as 37% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 91/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi5,929 – 7,733 ft · steepest grade: 37%10.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.12791, -111.42258
Nearest town Patrick Place, UT

Directions

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Mapleton-Sawmill Hollow Trail

10.6 mi · ▲ 2,321 ft · 4 hr 42 min

Elevation 5,929–7,735 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.12791, -111.42258

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:57 AM · sunset 7:54 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 4 miTurn right, heading NE.
  3. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  4. 1.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  5. 350 ftBear left onto Mapleton-Sawmill Hollow Trail, heading W.
  6. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  7. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
  8. 350 ftTurn right, heading E.
  9. 1.1 miBear right, heading W.
  10. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  11. 4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

99% dirt1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:57 AMSunset 7:54 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.8 mi in (~175 min). Leave by 4:39 PM for the 7:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:16 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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