Mollies Nipple–Green Swales Road Loop, 4 sights
7 mi · ▲ 1,465 ft · 3 hr 4 min
Mollies Nipple–Green Swales Road Loop, 4 sights is a 7-mile loop near Three Forks, UT. The route reaches Mollies Nipple. It climbs 1,465 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 93/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Mollies Nipple–Green Swales Road Loop, 4 sights
7 mi · ▲ 1,465 ft · 3 hr 4 min
Elevation 7,171–7,887 ft
Loop
Trailhead: 40.18851, -111.36292
Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 77°F / low 51° · precip 1% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 6:57 AM · sunset 7:54 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Green Swales Road, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 1.7 miBear right onto Mapleton-Sawmill Hollow Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Green Swales Road, heading S.
- 0.6 miBear right onto Mapleton-Sawmill Hollow Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Green Swales Road, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.1 miReach Mollies Nipple, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Mapleton-Sawmill Hollow Trail, heading NW.
- 1.4 miContinue straight onto Packard Cutoff Trail, heading N.
- 2 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.2 miThe loop closes 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 0.7 mi in (~27 min). Leave by 7:07 PM for the 7:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:27 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
More from this trailhead
- Green Swales Road 2.9 mi · ▲ 602 ft
- Packard Cutoff Trail 3.6 mi · ▲ 654 ft
- Shingle Mill Fork Road 5.9 mi · ▲ 1,285 ft
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