Rock Spring–Tibble Fork Reservoir, 9 sights is a 14.2-mile out-and-back near Silver Lake Summer Home Area, UT. The route passes Tibble Fork Reservoir and Tibble Fork Reservoir before reaching Rock Spring at the turnaround, 7.1 miles in. It climbs 4,003 ft, with sections as steep as 30% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 76/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi6,405 – 9,469 ft · steepest grade: 30%14.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 40.49147, -111.65700
Nearest town Silver Lake Summer Home Area, UT
Directions
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Rock Spring–Tibble Fork Reservoir, 9 sights
14.2 mi · ▲ 4,003 ft · 6 hr 44 min
Elevation 6,406–9,469 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 40.49147, -111.65700
Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 76°F / low 53° · precip 1% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:56 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 200 ftTurn right onto Deer Creek-Dry Creek Trail, heading S.
- 500 ftBear left onto Granite Flat Connector Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Horse Transfer Station Road, heading SE.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Granite Flat Connector Trail, heading E.
- 100 ftBear left onto Horse Transfer Station Road, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Granite Flat Connector Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miPass Tibble Fork Reservoir.
- 0.4 miPass Tibble Fork Reservoir.
- 150 ftSharp right onto Mill Canyon Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Reservoir Access Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Mill Canyon Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Tibble Fork Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Mill Canyon Trail, heading NE.
- 1.4 miTurn left onto Holman Ridge-Cabin Flat Trail, heading E.
- 1.2 miTurn right onto Holman Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Old Trench Road Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Holman Trail, heading N.
- 2.1 miContinue straight onto Ridge Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miReach Rock Spring, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Holman Trail, heading NE.
- 2.1 miTurn left onto Old Trench Road Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Holman Trail, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Holman Ridge-Cabin Flat Trail, heading NW.
- 1.2 miTurn right onto Mill Canyon Trail, heading W.
- 1.4 miTurn left onto Tibble Fork Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Mill Canyon Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Reservoir Access Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Mill Canyon Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Granite Flat Connector Trail, heading NW.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Horse Transfer Station Road, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right onto Granite Flat Connector Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Horse Transfer Station Road, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Granite Flat Connector Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Deer Creek-Dry Creek Trail, heading NW.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
100% dirt
Weather
ClearTemperature 76°F53°
Precip1%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity28%
Rained 0.4″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperature
80°50°
Sunrise 6:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:56 PM
Sat
75°54°
Sun
69°52°
57%
Mon
62°48°
57%
Tue
72°49°
Wed
78°57°
Thu
76°55°
20%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 6.8 mi in (~265 min). Leave by 3:11 PM for the 7:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 11:10 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Silver Lake–Silver Glance Lake, 6 sights 9.4 mi · ▲ 3,237 ft
- Deer Creek-Dry Creek Trail 10.3 mi · ▲ 4,089 ft
- Box Elder Trail & White Canyon Trail via Deer Creek-Dry Creek Trail 15.2 mi · ▲ 6,136 ft
- North Dry Creek Trail via Deer Creek-Dry Creek Trail 15.7 mi · ▲ 6,496 ft
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