South Fork to Packard Canyon Viewpoint–Cascade Saddle Loop, 5 sights
10.7 mi · ▲ 4,250 ft · 5 hr 42 min
South Fork to Packard Canyon Viewpoint–Cascade Saddle Loop, 5 sights is a 10.7-mile loop near Wildwood, UT. The route passes South Fork to Packard Canyon Viewpoint and Cascade Saddle. It climbs 4,250 ft, with sections as steep as 35% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 83/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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South Fork to Packard Canyon Viewpoint–Cascade Saddle Loop, 5 sights
10.7 mi · ▲ 4,250 ft · 5 hr 42 min
Elevation 5,761–9,857 ft
Loop
Trailhead: Spring Hollow Road · 40.33249, -111.52401
Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 82°F / low 59° · precip 1% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:57 AM · sunset 7:55 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Spring Hollow Road, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Grassy Field Cruise, heading NE.
- 0.7 miBear right onto South Fork to Packard Canyon Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 450 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 400 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftReach South Fork to Packard Canyon Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.7 miTurn left onto Shingle Mill Trail, heading SW.
- 2.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 300 ftSharp right onto Big Springs Hollow Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miPass Cascade Saddle.
- 3.3 miBear right onto Big Springs - Shingle Mill Link Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Big Springs Hollow Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Spring Hollow Road, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left onto Big Springs Hollow Trail, heading N.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Spring Hollow Road, heading NE.
- 0.2 miThe loop closes back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.7 mi in (~232 min). Leave by 3:43 PM for the 7:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:04 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Spring Hollow Road Trailhead
- Big Springs - Shingle Mill Link Trail–Big Springs Hollow Trail Loop, 4 sights 2.3 mi · ▲ 623 ft
- South Fork to Packard Canyon Viewpoint–Big Springs Hollow Trail, 3 sights 4.7 mi · ▲ 1,307 ft
- Cascade Saddle Spring–Cascade Saddle, 3 sights 9.3 mi · ▲ 3,785 ft
- Cascade Saddle–Big Springs - Shingle Mill Link Trail, 6 sights 11.1 mi · ▲ 4,349 ft
- Windy Pass Spring–Windy Pass, 4 sights 12.2 mi · ▲ 3,682 ft
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