Silver Lake Flat–Tibble Fork Reservoir, 5 sights is a 3.4-mile out-and-back near Silver Lake Summer Home Area, UT. The route passes Tibble Fork Reservoir and American Fork Canyon before reaching Silver Lake Flat at the turnaround, 1.6 miles in. It climbs 1,133 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 37/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi6,388 – 7,546 ft · steepest grade: 22%3.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Reservoir Access Trail 40.48208, -111.64729
Nearest town Silver Lake Summer Home Area, UT
Directions
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Silver Lake Flat–Tibble Fork Reservoir, 5 sights
3.4 mi · ▲ 1,133 ft · 1 hr 42 min
Elevation 6,389–7,545 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Reservoir Access Trail · 40.48208, -111.64729
Weather Sep 5: Clear, high 77°F / low 56° · precip 1% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:54 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Reservoir Access Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftPass Tibble Fork Reservoir.
- 150 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Granite Flat Connector Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Horse Transfer Station Road, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right onto Granite Flat Connector Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Horse Transfer Station Road, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Granite Flat Connector Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 350 ftPass American Fork Canyon.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 500 ftSharp left onto Silver Flat Connector Trail, heading N.
- 0.8 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miReach Silver Lake Flat, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miSharp right, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 500 ftTurn left onto Granite Flat Connector Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Horse Transfer Station Road, heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Granite Flat Connector Trail, heading S.
- 100 ftBear left onto Horse Transfer Station Road, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Granite Flat Connector Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Reservoir Access Trail, heading SE.
- 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
93% dirt7% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 77°F56°
Precip1%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity31%
Rained 0.4″ 6 days ago
Hourly temperature
80°55°
Sunrise 6:59 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:54 PM
Sun
71°51°
57%
Mon
67°50°
57%
Tue
75°53°
Wed
79°59°
Thu
78°61°
20%
Fri
81°61°
20%
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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