Tibble Fork Reservoir–Forest Lake, 10 sights is a 14.5-mile out-and-back near Silver Lake Summer Home Area, UT. The route passes Tibble Fork Reservoir and Tibble Fork Reservoir before reaching Forest Lake at the turnaround, 7.2 miles in. It climbs 4,807 ft, with sections as steep as 36% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 81/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi6,388 – 9,311 ft · steepest grade: 36%15.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Reservoir Access Trail 40.48208, -111.64729
Nearest town Silver Lake Summer Home Area, UT
Directions
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Tibble Fork Reservoir–Forest Lake, 10 sights
14.5 mi · ▲ 4,807 ft · 7 hr 14 min
Elevation 6,389–9,311 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 6:58 AM · sunset 7:56 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 miSharp right onto Granite Flat Connector Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miPass Tibble Fork Reservoir.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto Mill Canyon Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Reservoir Access Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Mill Canyon Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Tibble Fork Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Mill Canyon Trail, heading S.
- 1.4 miTurn left onto Holman Ridge-Cabin Flat Trail, heading E.
- 1.2 miTurn right onto Holman Trail, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Old Trench Road Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto G.O.A.T. Trail, heading NW.
- 0.7 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Babushka Trail, heading N.
- 1.7 miPass Forest Lake.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftReach Tibble Fork Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.9 miBear left onto G.O.A.T. Trail, heading SE.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Old Trench Road Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Holman Trail, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Holman Ridge-Cabin Flat Trail, heading NW.
- 1.2 miTurn right onto Mill Canyon Trail, heading W.
- 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 W.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Mill Canyon Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Granite Flat Connector Trail, heading NW.
- 0.5 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Reservoir Access Trail, heading NW.
- 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
100% dirt
Weather
ClearTemperature 77°F56°
Precip1%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity31%
Rained 0.4″ 6 days ago
Hourly temperature
80°55°
Sunrise 6:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:56 PM
Sun
71°51°
57%
Mon
67°50°
57%
Tue
75°53°
Wed
79°59°
Thu
78°61°
20%
Fri
81°61°
20%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 5.1 mi in (~218 min). Leave by 3:58 PM for the 7:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:21 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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