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Mollies Nipple–Fence Line Trail, 9 sights

12.5 mi · ▲ 2,984 ft · 5 hr 40 min

Mollies Nipple–Fence Line Trail, 9 sights is a 12.5-mile out-and-back near Patrick Place, UT. The route reaches Mollies Nipple. It climbs 2,984 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 93/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi6,240 – 7,966 ft · steepest grade: 19%12.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Packard Canyon Trailhead 40.19126, -111.38605
Nearest town Patrick Place, UT
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Mollies Nipple–Fence Line Trail, 9 sights

12.5 mi · ▲ 2,984 ft · 5 hr 40 min

Elevation 6,239–7,965 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Packard Canyon Trailhead · 40.19126, -111.38605

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:57 AM · sunset 7:54 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Packard Canyon Trail, heading W.
  2. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Packard East Trail, heading SW.
  3. 1.2 miTurn right onto Packard Cutoff Trail, heading SE.
  4. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Mapleton-Sawmill Hollow Trail, heading S.
  5. 1.4 miBear right, heading S.
  6. 0.2 miReach Mollies Nipple, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.1 miBear right onto Green Swales Road, heading SE.
  8. 0.1 miTurn right onto Mapleton-Sawmill Hollow Trail, heading N.
  9. 50 ftBear left onto Green Swales Road, heading N.
  10. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Mapleton-Sawmill Hollow Trail, heading N.
  11. 50 ftBear left onto Green Swales Road, heading N.
  12. 1.2 miSharp left onto Fence Line Trail, heading NE.
  13. 0.8 miSharp left onto Packard Cutoff Trail, heading NW.
  14. 1.3 miSharp right onto Mapleton-Sawmill Hollow Trail, heading S.
  15. 1.1 miBear right onto Old Packard Canyon Trail, heading W.
  16. 0.2 miTurn left onto Packard Canyon Upper Alt, heading W.
  17. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Old Packard Canyon Trail, heading SW.
  18. 0.2 miTurn right onto Packard Canyon Trail, heading SW.
  19. 1.7 miTurn left, heading NE.
  20. 1.1 miBear left, heading E.
  21. 400 ftSharp right, heading N.
  22. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/mollies-nipple-fence-line-trail-out-back-10-sights

Trail surface

83% dirt17% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:57 AMSunset 7:54 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.4 mi in (~99 min). Leave by 5:55 PM for the 7:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:13 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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