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Silver Creek Viewpoint–Tibble Fork Reservoir, 10 sights

15.4 mi · ▲ 4,486 ft · 7 hr 23 min

Silver Creek Viewpoint–Tibble Fork Reservoir, 10 sights is a 15.4-mile out-and-back near Silver Lake Summer Home Area, UT. The route passes Silver Creek Viewpoint and Tibble Fork Reservoir before reaching Tibble Fork Reservoir at the turnaround, 7.6 miles in. It climbs 4,486 ft, with sections as steep as 29% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 75/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi6,405 – 8,281 ft · steepest grade: 29%15.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Upper Silver Creek Trail 40.49249, -111.64584
Nearest town Silver Lake Summer Home Area, UT
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Silver Creek Viewpoint–Tibble Fork Reservoir, 10 sights

15.4 mi · ▲ 4,486 ft · 7 hr 23 min

Elevation 6,406–8,282 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Upper Silver Creek Trail · 40.49249, -111.64584

Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 76°F / low 53° · precip 1% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:56 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Silver Creek Trail, heading S.
  2. 50 ftPass Silver Creek Viewpoint.
  3. 1.8 miSharp right, heading S.
  4. 400 ftTurn right onto Holman Road, heading SE.
  5. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Holman Trail, heading S.
  6. 2 miContinue straight onto Holman Ridge-Cabin Flat Trail, heading SE.
  7. 1.2 miTurn right onto Mill Canyon Trail, heading S.
  8. 1.4 miTurn left onto Tibble Fork Trail, heading NW.
  9. 50 ftTurn right onto Mill Canyon Trail, heading NW.
  10. 0.3 miPass Tibble Fork Reservoir.
  11. 150 ftContinue straight onto Reservoir Access Trail, heading W.
  12. 50 ftTurn right onto Mill Canyon Trail, heading SW.
  13. 0.2 miSharp left, heading NE.
  14. 50 ftContinue straight onto Granite Flat Connector Trail, heading NE.
  15. 0.3 miPass Tibble Fork Reservoir.
  16. 200 ftSharp left, heading W.
  17. 0.1 miReach Silver Creek Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  18. 0.5 miSharp right onto Mill Canyon Trail, heading E.
  19. 0.2 miTurn left onto Reservoir Access Trail, heading NE.
  20. 50 ftContinue straight onto Mill Canyon Trail, heading NE.
  21. 0.3 miTurn left onto Tibble Fork Trail, heading NE.
  22. 50 ftTurn right onto Mill Canyon Trail, heading NE.
  23. 1.4 miTurn left onto Holman Ridge-Cabin Flat Trail, heading E.
  24. 1.2 miContinue straight onto Holman Trail, heading SE.
  25. 2 miContinue straight onto Holman Road, heading SW.
  26. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  27. 400 ftSharp left onto Silver Creek Trail, heading N.
  28. 1.7 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/silver-creek-viewpoint-tibble-fork-reservoir-out-back-11-sights-25-km-35af

Trail surface

99% dirt1% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 76°F53°
Precip1%Wind5 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 76°54°
Sun 70°52° 56%
Mon 62°48° 60%
Tue 72°50°
Wed 79°57°
Thu 76°56° 26%

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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