South Fork to Packard Canyon Viewpoint via South Fork to Packard Canyon Trail
2.7 mi · ▲ 1,066 ft · 1 hr 26 min
South Fork to Packard Canyon Viewpoint via South Fork to Packard Canyon Trail is a 2.7-mile out-and-back near Wildwood, UT. The route reaches South Fork to Packard Canyon Viewpoint at the turnaround, 1.4 miles in. It climbs 1,066 ft, with sections as steep as 32% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 71/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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South Fork to Packard Canyon Viewpoint via South Fork to Packard Canyon Trail
2.7 mi · ▲ 1,066 ft · 1 hr 26 min
Elevation 5,955–7,024 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 40.32421, -111.51798
Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 81°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 at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto South Fork to Packard Canyon Trail, 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.
- 0.9 miBear right, heading N.
- 350 ftBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftArrive 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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- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Windy Pass Spring & Windy Pass via South Fork to Packard Canyon Trail 10.2 mi · ▲ 3,441 ft
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