Pumphouse Hill & Pump Ridge via Green Swales Road
4.9 mi · ▲ 1,037 ft · 2 hr 9 min
Pumphouse Hill & Pump Ridge via Green Swales Road is a 4.9-mile out-and-back near Three Forks, UT. The route reaches Pumphouse Hill at the turnaround, 2.5 miles in. It climbs 1,037 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade. It scores 89/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Pumphouse Hill & Pump Ridge via Green Swales Road
4.9 mi · ▲ 1,037 ft · 2 hr 9 min
Elevation 7,270–8,231 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 40.18930, -111.35696
Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 77°F / low 51° · precip 1% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 6:57 AM · sunset 7:54 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Pump Corral Road, heading SW.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Green Swales Road, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 1 miContinue straight onto Pump Ridge, heading SW.
- 0.5 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miReach Pumphouse Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Green Swales Road, heading NE.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Pump Corral Road, heading E.
- 350 ftSharp left, heading NE.
- 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~31 min). Leave by 7:04 PM for the 7:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:32 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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- Fence Line Trail & Packard Cutoff Trail via Green Swales Road 2.4 mi · ▲ 442 ft
- Green Swales Road 2.6 mi · ▲ 632 ft
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