Packard Cutoff Trail–Packard East Trail, 3 sights

11.3 mi · ▲ 2,881 ft · 5 hr 12 min

Packard Cutoff Trail–Packard East Trail, 3 sights is an 11.3-mile out-and-back near Patrick Place, UT. It climbs 2,881 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 82/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi6,204 – 7,540 ft · steepest grade: 19%11.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.19164, -111.38839
Nearest town Patrick Place, UT

Directions

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Packard Cutoff Trail–Packard East Trail, 3 sights

11.3 mi · ▲ 2,881 ft · 5 hr 12 min

Elevation 6,206–7,540 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.19164, -111.38839

Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 80°F / low 55° · precip 1% · wind 12 mph · sunrise 6:57 AM · sunset 7:54 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 250 ftBear right onto Packard Canyon Trail, heading SW.
  3. 300 ftContinue straight onto Packard East Trail, heading SW.
  4. 1.2 miSharp left onto Packard Cutoff Trail, heading E.
  5. 1.6 miBear left onto Green Swales Road, heading E.
  6. 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
  7. 0.2 miTurn left onto Pump Corral Road, heading E.
  8. 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
  9. 1.8 miTurn left onto Shingle Mill Fork Road, heading W.
  10. 0.6 miReach Packard East Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
  12. 1.8 miTurn left onto Pump Corral Road, heading W.
  13. 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
  14. 0.2 miTurn left onto Green Swales Road, heading SW.
  15. 250 ftBear right onto Packard Cutoff Trail, heading S.
  16. 1.6 miSharp right onto Packard East Trail, heading W.
  17. 1.2 miContinue straight onto Packard Canyon Trail, heading NE.
  18. 250 ftBear left, heading N.
  19. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

88% dirt12% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 80°F55°
Precip1%Wind12 mphUV7Humidity21%
Rained 0.3″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperature
80°55°
Sunrise 6:57 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:54 PM
Sat 80°55°
Sun 74°54° 57%
Mon 67°50° 57%
Tue 74°49°
Wed 80°56°
Thu 81°57° 26%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 5.1 mi in (~178 min). Leave by 4:37 PM for the 7:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:38 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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