Silver Creek Viewpoint–Forest Lake, 7 sights is a 15.3-mile out-and-back near Albion Alps, UT. The route passes Forest Lake before reaching Silver Creek Viewpoint at the turnaround, 7.6 miles in. It climbs 4,915 ft, with sections as steep as 34% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 81/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi6,739 – 8,993 ft · steepest grade: 34%15.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Pole Line Pass East Road 40.53138, -111.57072
Nearest town Albion Alps, UT
Directions
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Silver Creek Viewpoint–Forest Lake, 7 sights
15.3 mi · ▲ 4,915 ft · 7 hr 33 min
Elevation 6,740–8,995 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Pole Line Pass East Road · 40.53138, -111.57072
Weather Sep 5: Clear, high 65°F / low 47° · precip 1% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:54 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Ridge Trail, heading S.
- 1.2 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Shaffer Fork Road, heading SW.
- 0.1 miPass Forest Lake.
- 100 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Babushka Trail, heading SW.
- 1.6 miTurn right onto Rogers Trail, heading S.
- 1.3 miSharp right onto G.O.A.T. Trail, heading SW.
- 0.9 miBear right onto Holman Road, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 400 ftSharp left onto Silver Creek Trail, heading N.
- 1.8 miReach Silver Creek Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.8 miSharp right, heading E.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Holman Road, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear left onto G.O.A.T. Trail, heading S.
- 0.9 miSharp left onto Rogers Trail, heading NE.
- 1.3 miTurn left onto Babushka Trail, heading SE.
- 1.6 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left onto Shaffer Fork Road, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Ridge Trail, heading N.
- 1.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
99% dirt1% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 65°F47°
Precip1%Wind11 mphUV7Humidity29%
Rained 0.6″ 6 days ago
Hourly temperature
65°45°
Sunrise 6:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:54 PM
Sun
63°47°
37%
Mon
59°44°
63%
Tue
66°45°
Wed
69°47°
Thu
68°49°
Fri
65°46°
16%
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Pole Line Pass East Road Trailhead
- Pot Hollow Trail & Ridge Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 600 ft
- Forest Lake & Ridge Trail 3.8 mi · ▲ 870 ft
- Pole Line Pass–Ant Knolls Trail, 3 sights 4.2 mi · ▲ 552 ft
- Kiln Trail & Ridge Trail 7.9 mi · ▲ 1,833 ft
- Middle Mountain–Pot Hollow, 5 sights 8.2 mi · ▲ 2,441 ft
- Rock Spring–Forest Lake, 7 sights 9.6 mi · ▲ 2,423 ft
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