Murdock Peak & Toll Creek (Upper)
3.9 mi · ▲ 1,813 ft · 2 hr 12 min
Murdock Peak & Toll Creek (Upper) is a 3.9-mile out-and-back near Forest Home, UT. The route reaches Murdock Peak at the turnaround, 2 miles in. It climbs 1,813 ft, with sections as steep as 50% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 71/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Murdock Peak & Toll Creek (Upper)
3.9 mi · ▲ 1,813 ft · 2 hr 12 min
Elevation 7,745–9,585 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 40.71052, -111.60771
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:57 AM · sunset 7:56 PM
Dogs allowed on leash
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 1 miContinue straight onto Toll Creek (Upper), heading S.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miReach Murdock Peak, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.6 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 1.2 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 2.0 mi in (~102 min). Leave by 5:53 PM for the 7:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:58 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
More from this trailhead
- Lake Salamander & Toll Creek (Upper) 3.5 mi · ▲ 857 ft
- Lower Big Water Link Trail–Old Red Pine Road Trail, 4 sights 11.4 mi · ▲ 3,198 ft
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