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Old Packard Canyon Trail–Packard Canyon Upper Alt Loop, 5 sights

13.2 mi · ▲ 3,161 ft · 5 hr 59 min

Old Packard Canyon Trail–Packard Canyon Upper Alt Loop, 5 sights is a 13.2-mile loop near Three Forks, UT. It climbs 3,161 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 91/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi6,300 – 8,101 ft · steepest grade: 22%13.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.18703, -111.36545
Nearest town Three Forks, UT
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Old Packard Canyon Trail–Packard Canyon Upper Alt Loop, 5 sights

13.2 mi · ▲ 3,161 ft · 5 hr 59 min

Elevation 6,300–8,099 ft

Loop

Trailhead: 40.18703, -111.36545

Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 77°F / low 51° · precip 1% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:57 AM · sunset 7:54 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  3. 0.2 miBear right onto Packard Cutoff Trail, heading S.
  4. 2 miSharp right onto Mapleton-Sawmill Hollow Trail, heading SW.
  5. 1.1 miBear right onto Old Packard Canyon Trail, heading W.
  6. 0.2 miTurn left onto Packard Canyon Upper Alt, heading N.
  7. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Old Packard Canyon Trail, heading W.
  8. 0.2 miTurn right onto Packard Canyon Trail, heading W.
  9. 1.7 miTurn left, heading E.
  10. 1.3 miTurn right onto Packard East Trail, heading SE.
  11. 1.2 miTurn right onto Packard Cutoff Trail, heading SE.
  12. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Mapleton-Sawmill Hollow Trail, heading S.
  13. 1.3 miSharp left onto Pump Ridge, heading SE.
  14. 0.9 miTurn left, heading NE.
  15. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Green Swales Road, heading NE.
  16. 0.8 miBear left, heading NE.
  17. 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  18. 0.3 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.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/old-packard-canyon-trail-loop

Trail surface

91% dirt9% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 77°F51°
Precip1%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity25%
Rained 0.5″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperature
80°50°
Sunrise 6:57 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:54 PM
Sat 77°51°
Sun 70°51° 57%
Mon 65°48° 57%
Tue 71°46°
Wed 77°53°
Thu 77°55° 26%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~31 min). Leave by 7:03 PM for the 7:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:28 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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