Packard Cutoff Trail via Mapleton-Sawmill Hollow Trail

15.9 mi · ▲ 3,634 ft · 7 hr 7 min

Packard Cutoff Trail via Mapleton-Sawmill Hollow Trail is a 15.9-mile out-and-back near Patrick Place, UT. It climbs 3,634 ft, with sections as steep as 51% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 93/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi5,929 – 7,733 ft · steepest grade: 51%16.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.12791, -111.42258
Nearest town Patrick Place, UT

Directions

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Packard Cutoff Trail via Mapleton-Sawmill Hollow Trail

15.9 mi · ▲ 3,634 ft · 7 hr 7 min

Elevation 5,929–7,735 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.12791, -111.42258

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:57 AM · sunset 7:54 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 4 miTurn right, heading NE.
  3. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  4. 1.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  5. 350 ftBear left onto Mapleton-Sawmill Hollow Trail, heading W.
  6. 1.4 miContinue straight onto Packard Cutoff Trail, heading NE.
  7. 1.3 miReach Packard Cutoff Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 1.3 miContinue straight onto Mapleton-Sawmill Hollow Trail, heading SE.
  9. 1.4 miBear right, heading SE.
  10. 350 ftTurn right, heading S.
  11. 1.1 miBear right, heading S.
  12. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  13. 4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

99% dirt1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:57 AMSunset 7:54 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 5.4 mi in (~194 min). Leave by 4:21 PM for the 7:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:28 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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