Silver Lake Flat–Tibble Fork Reservoir, 12 sights is a 14.4-mile out-and-back near Silver Lake Summer Home Area, UT. The route passes Silver Lake Flat, American Fork Canyon, Tibble Fork Reservoir and Tibble Fork Reservoir. It climbs 4,394 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 71/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi6,405 – 9,311 ft · steepest grade: 26%15.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Silver Lake Flat Road 40.50675, -111.65625
Nearest town Silver Lake Summer Home Area, UT
Directions
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Silver Lake Flat–Tibble Fork Reservoir, 12 sights
14.4 mi · ▲ 4,394 ft · 7 hr
Elevation 6,406–9,311 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Silver Lake Flat Road · 40.50675, -111.65625
Weather Sep 6: sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:52 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Silver Lake Flat Road, heading E.
- 50 ftPass Silver Lake Flat.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Silver Flat Connector Trail, heading SW.
- 0.8 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 450 ftPass American Fork Canyon.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Granite Flat Connector Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Horse Transfer Station Road, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Granite Flat Connector Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Horse Transfer Station Road, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Granite Flat Connector Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miPass Tibble Fork Reservoir.
- 0.4 miPass Tibble Fork Reservoir.
- 250 ftSharp right onto Mill Canyon Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Reservoir Access Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Mill Canyon Trail, heading E.
- 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 SE.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Old Trench Road Trail, heading NE.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto G.O.A.T. Trail, heading N.
- 0.7 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Babushka Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miReach Silver Lake Flat, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miBear left onto G.O.A.T. Trail, heading N.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Old Trench Road Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Holman Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Holman Ridge-Cabin Flat Trail, heading NW.
- 1.2 miTurn right onto Mill Canyon Trail, heading SW.
- 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 NW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Mill Canyon Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Granite Flat Connector Trail, heading N.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Horse Transfer Station Road, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right onto Granite Flat Connector Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Horse Transfer Station Road, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Granite Flat Connector Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Silver Flat Connector Trail, heading NW.
- 1.3 miTurn left onto Silver Lake Flat Road, heading N.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
93% dirt7% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 7:00 AMSunset 7:52 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 6.7 mi in (~247 min). Leave by 3:26 PM for the 7:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 11:27 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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