Mill Canyon Peak–Rock Spring, 11 sights is a 15.9-mile out-and-back near Silver Lake Summer Home Area, UT. The route passes Tibble Fork Reservoir, Tibble Fork Reservoir and Rock Spring before reaching Mill Canyon Peak at the turnaround, 7.9 miles in. It climbs 4,901 ft, with sections as steep as 31% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 80/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi6,398 – 10,345 ft · steepest grade: 31%16.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Granite Flat Campground Loop D Road 40.48472, -111.64868
Nearest town Silver Lake Summer Home Area, UT
Directions
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Mill Canyon Peak–Rock Spring, 11 sights
15.9 mi · ▲ 4,901 ft · 7 hr 45 min
Elevation 6,397–10,343 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Granite Flat Campground Loop D Road · 40.48472, -111.64868
Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 77°F / low 54° · precip 1% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:56 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Granite Flat Campground Loop D Road, heading NE.
- 150 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 150 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 0.2 miPass Tibble Fork Reservoir.
- 100 ftSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Granite Flat Connector Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miPass Tibble Fork Reservoir.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto Mill Canyon Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Reservoir Access Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Mill Canyon Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Tibble Fork Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Mill Canyon Trail, heading SE.
- 1.4 miTurn left onto Holman Ridge-Cabin Flat Trail, heading E.
- 1.2 miTurn right onto Holman Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Old Trench Road Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Holman Trail, heading N.
- 2.1 miContinue straight onto Ridge Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miPass Rock Spring.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto East Ridge Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.7 miReach Mill Canyon Peak, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.1 miContinue straight onto Ridge Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Holman Trail, heading NW.
- 2.1 miTurn left onto Old Trench Road Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Holman Trail, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Holman Ridge-Cabin Flat Trail, heading S.
- 1.2 miTurn right onto Mill Canyon Trail, heading NW.
- 1.4 miTurn left onto Tibble Fork Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Mill Canyon Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Reservoir Access Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Mill Canyon Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Granite Flat Connector Trail, heading W.
- 0.5 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading S.
- 200 ftBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right onto Granite Flat Campground Loop D Road, heading S.
- 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
100% dirt
Weather
ClearTemperature 77°F54°
Precip1%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity29%
Rained 0.4″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperature
80°50°
Sunrise 6:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:56 PM
Sat
76°55°
Sun
70°53°
57%
Mon
63°49°
57%
Tue
73°50°
Wed
79°58°
Thu
77°56°
20%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 7.7 mi in (~302 min). Leave by 2:34 PM for the 7:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 11:35 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Granite Flat Campground Loop D Road Trailhead
- Tibble Fork Reservoir–Granite Flat Connector Trail, 5 sights 3 mi · ▲ 721 ft
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