Mud Spring–Tibble Fork Reservoir, 10 sights is a 13.9-mile out-and-back in Mount Timpanogos Wilderness near Silver Lake Summer Home Area, UT. The route passes Tibble Fork Reservoir and Mud Spring. It climbs 3,516 ft, with sections as steep as 29% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 70/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi6,395 – 8,275 ft · steepest grade: 29%14.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Reservoir Access Trail 40.48378, -111.64237
Nearest town Silver Lake Summer Home Area, UT
Directions
AMBLEWAYwww.ambleway.com
Mud Spring–Tibble Fork Reservoir, 10 sights
13.9 mi · ▲ 3,516 ft · 6 hr 23 min
Elevation 6,396–8,273 ft
Out & Back · Mount Timpanogos Wilderness
Trailhead: Reservoir Access Trail · 40.48378, -111.64237
Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 76°F / low 54° · precip 1% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:56 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 50 ftPass Tibble Fork Reservoir.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Granite Flat Connector Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto Mill Canyon Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Reservoir Access Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Mill Canyon Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Tibble Fork Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Mill Canyon Trail, heading SE.
- 0.5 miBear right onto Mud Springs Trail 173, heading E.
- 2.6 miPass Mud Spring.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Ridge Trail, heading SW.
- 1.3 miBear right onto Ridge Connector Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Willow Hollow Trail, heading S.
- 250 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 250 ftBear right onto Upper Salamander Flat Road, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Willow Hollow Trail, heading SE.
- 150 ftSharp left onto Salamander Flat Trail, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Island Meadow Trail, heading SW.
- 0.5 miReach Mud Spring, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Salamander Flat Trail, heading NE.
- 0.5 miSharp right onto Willow Hollow Trail, heading N.
- 150 ftBear right onto Upper Salamander Flat Road, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Willow Hollow Trail, heading NE.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Ridge Connector Trail, heading NE.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Ridge Trail, heading N.
- 1.3 miContinue straight onto Mud Springs Trail 173, heading W.
- 2.6 miBear left onto Mill Canyon Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Tibble Fork Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Mill Canyon Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Reservoir Access Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Mill Canyon Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Granite Flat Connector Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miArrive 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 76°F54°
Precip1%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity27%
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°54°
Sun
70°53°
56%
Mon
63°48°
60%
Tue
72°50°
Wed
79°57°
Thu
77°56°
26%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 5.4 mi in (~199 min). Leave by 4:16 PM for the 7:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:56 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Reservoir Access Trail Trailhead
- Tibble Fork Reservoir–Granite Flat Connector Trail, 5 sights 1.9 mi · ▲ 455 ft
- Silver Lake Flat–Tibble Fork Reservoir, 6 sights 4.5 mi · ▲ 1,136 ft
- Tibble Fork Reservoir–Granite Flat Connector Trail, 3 sights 14.6 mi · ▲ 5,670 ft
Get outside more
A wild hike near Silver Lake Summer Home Area, emailed to you once a week.
Hikes near Silver Lake Summer Home Area, Utah