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.

Elevation

0 mi7,746 – 9,584 ft · steepest grade: 50%4.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.71052, -111.60771
Nearest town Forest Home, UT

Directions

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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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 1 miContinue straight onto Toll Creek (Upper), heading S.
  3. 0.2 miSharp left, heading S.
  4. 0.6 miTurn right, heading W.
  5. 0.2 miReach Murdock Peak, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  7. 0.6 miSharp right, heading SE.
  8. 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.

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:57 AMSunset 7:56 PM

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.

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Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash

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