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Peak 7068–Kirkman Hollow Trail, 5 sights

12.1 mi · ▲ 3,968 ft · 6 hr 1 min

Peak 7068–Kirkman Hollow Trail, 5 sights is a 12.1-mile out-and-back near Patrick Place, UT. The route reaches Peak 7068 at the turnaround, 6.1 miles in. It climbs 3,968 ft, with sections as steep as 32% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 89/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi6,099 – 7,333 ft · steepest grade: 32%12.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Packard Canyon Trailhead 40.19126, -111.38605
Nearest town Patrick Place, UT
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Peak 7068–Kirkman Hollow Trail, 5 sights

12.1 mi · ▲ 3,968 ft · 6 hr 1 min

Elevation 6,098–7,334 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Packard Canyon Trailhead · 40.19126, -111.38605

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:57 AM · sunset 7:54 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Packard Canyon Trail, heading W.
  2. 0.1 miSharp right, heading N.
  3. 150 ftSharp left, heading W.
  4. 0.6 miBear right, heading W.
  5. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Upper Packard Alternate, heading NW.
  6. 1.9 miTurn right onto Mapleton-Sawmill Hollow Trail, heading SW.
  7. 0.3 miTurn right onto Kirkman Hollow Trail, heading SW.
  8. 1.5 miSharp left onto Left Fork Days Canyon Trail, heading NW.
  9. 0.7 miTurn left, heading SW.
  10. 0.2 miReach Peak 7068, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 1 miSharp right onto Kirkman Hollow Trail, heading NE.
  12. 1.5 miTurn left onto Mapleton-Sawmill Hollow Trail, heading S.
  13. 0.3 miTurn left onto Upper Packard Alternate, heading E.
  14. 1.9 miContinue straight onto Packard Canyon Trail, heading N.
  15. 1.2 miBear left, heading NE.
  16. 350 ftSharp right, heading N.
  17. 0.1 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/peak-7068-kirkman-hollow-trail-out-back-5-sights

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:57 AMSunset 7:54 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.7 mi in (~133 min). Leave by 5:22 PM for the 7:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:52 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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