Silver Creek Viewpoint & Silver Creek Trail

3.6 mi · ▲ 614 ft · 1 hr 30 min

Silver Creek Viewpoint & Silver Creek Trail is a 3.6-mile out-and-back near Silver Lake Summer Home Area, UT. The route reaches Silver Creek Viewpoint at the turnaround, 1.8 miles in. It climbs 614 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 68/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi6,749 – 7,340 ft · steepest grade: 17%3.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.50028, -111.63657
Nearest town Silver Lake Summer Home Area, UT

Directions

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Silver Creek Viewpoint & Silver Creek Trail

3.6 mi · ▲ 614 ft · 1 hr 30 min

Elevation 6,750–7,339 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.50028, -111.63657

Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 76°F / low 53° · precip 1% · wind 12 mph · sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:56 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 200 ftBear right onto Silver Creek Trail, heading S.
  3. 1.8 miReach Silver Creek Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 1.8 miBear left, heading N.
  5. 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

99% dirt1% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 76°F53°
Precip1%Wind12 mphUV7Humidity20%
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 71°52° 56%
Mon 62°48° 60%
Tue 72°49°
Wed 79°57°
Thu 76°55° 26%

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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