Mud Spring–Tibble Fork Reservoir, 8 sights is a 14.8-mile out-and-back near Silver Lake Summer Home Area, UT. The route passes Tibble Fork Reservoir, Tibble Fork Reservoir and Mud Spring. It climbs 3,625 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 68/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi6,405 – 8,275 ft · steepest grade: 24%15.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Horse Transfer Station Road 40.48844, -111.64988
Nearest town Silver Lake Summer Home Area, UT
Directions
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Mud Spring–Tibble Fork Reservoir, 8 sights
14.8 mi · ▲ 3,625 ft · 6 hr 45 min
Elevation 6,406–8,273 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Horse Transfer Station Road · 40.48844, -111.64988
Weather Sep 6: Clear, high 77°F / low 55° · precip 1% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:52 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Granite Flat Connector Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left onto Horse Transfer Station Road, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Granite Flat Connector Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miPass Tibble Fork Reservoir.
- 0.4 miPass Tibble Fork Reservoir.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Mill Canyon Trail, heading E.
- 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 S.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Mill Canyon Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miBear right onto Mud Springs Trail 173, heading E.
- 2.6 miPass Mud Spring.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Ridge Trail, heading S.
- 1.3 miBear right onto Ridge Connector Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Willow Hollow Trail, heading W.
- 1.4 miReach Mud Spring, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.4 miTurn right onto Ridge Connector Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Ridge Trail, heading NW.
- 1.3 miContinue straight onto Mud Springs Trail 173, heading W.
- 2.6 miBear left onto Mill Canyon Trail, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Tibble Fork Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Mill Canyon Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Reservoir Access Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Mill Canyon Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Granite Flat Connector Trail, heading N.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Horse Transfer Station Road, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right onto Granite Flat Connector Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
100% dirt
Weather
ClearTemperature 77°F55°
Precip1%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity19%
Rained 0.4″ 6 days ago
Hourly temperature
80°55°
Sunrise 7:00 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:52 PM
Sun
75°56°
16%
Mon
68°50°
66%
Tue
74°53°
Wed
78°56°
Thu
78°56°
Fri
79°59°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 5.7 mi in (~206 min). Leave by 4:06 PM for the 7:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:59 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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