Mollies Nipple & Kirkman Hollow Trail via Mapleton-Sawmill Hollow Trail
14.2 mi · ▲ 3,620 ft · 6 hr 33 min
Mollies Nipple & Kirkman Hollow Trail via Mapleton-Sawmill Hollow Trail is a 14.2-mile out-and-back near Patrick Place, UT. The route reaches Mollies Nipple at the turnaround, 7.1 miles in. It climbs 3,620 ft, with sections as steep as 30% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 91/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Mollies Nipple & Kirkman Hollow Trail via Mapleton-Sawmill Hollow Trail
14.2 mi · ▲ 3,620 ft · 6 hr 33 min
Elevation 5,591–7,801 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Kirkman Hollow Trailhead · 40.19062, -111.44157
Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 82°F / low 57° · precip 1% · wind 12 mph · sunrise 6:57 AM · sunset 7:54 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Kirkman Hollow Trail, heading NE.
- 2.6 miTurn left onto Mapleton-Sawmill Hollow Trail, heading NE.
- 4.3 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.2 miReach Mollies Nipple, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 4.5 miTurn right onto Kirkman Hollow Trail, heading W.
- 2.6 miArrive 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 2.5 mi in (~111 min). Leave by 5:43 PM for the 7:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:11 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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