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Packard Cutoff Trail

3.6 mi · ▲ 654 ft · 1 hr 32 min

Packard Cutoff Trail is a 3.6-mile out-and-back near Three Forks, UT. It climbs 654 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 87/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi7,182 – 7,540 ft · steepest grade: 17%3.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.18851, -111.36292
Nearest town Three Forks, UT
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Packard Cutoff Trail

3.6 mi · ▲ 654 ft · 1 hr 32 min

Elevation 7,181–7,540 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.18851, -111.36292

Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 77°F / low 51° · precip 1% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 6:57 AM · sunset 7:54 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.3 miBear right onto Packard Cutoff Trail, heading S.
  3. 1.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  4. 1.5 miBear left, heading NW.
  5. 0.3 miArrive 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/packard-cutoff-trail-out-back-6-km-1755

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

ClearTemperature 77°F51°
Precip1%Wind11 mphUV7Humidity20%
Rained 0.5″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperature
80°50°
Sunrise 6:57 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:54 PM
Sat 76°50°
Sun 71°51° 57%
Mon 64°47° 57%
Tue 70°46°
Wed 76°52°
Thu 77°55° 27%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:34 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:54 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:22 PM.

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