Tibble Fork Reservoir–Granite Flat Connector Trail, 3 sights is a 14.6-mile out-and-back in Lone Peak Wilderness near Silver Lake Summer Home Area, UT. The route reaches Tibble Fork Reservoir. It climbs 5,670 ft, with sections as steep as 28% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 79/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi6,395 – 9,636 ft · steepest grade: 28%15.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Reservoir Access Trail 40.48378, -111.64237
Nearest town Silver Lake Summer Home Area, UT
Directions
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Tibble Fork Reservoir–Granite Flat Connector Trail, 3 sights
14.6 mi · ▲ 5,670 ft · 7 hr 42 min
Elevation 6,396–9,637 ft
Out & Back · Lone Peak Wilderness
Trailhead: Reservoir Access Trail · 40.48378, -111.64237
Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 76°F / low 54° · precip 1% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:56 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 50 ftPass Tibble Fork Reservoir.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Granite Flat Connector Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Horse Transfer Station Road, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right onto Granite Flat Connector Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Horse Transfer Station Road, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Granite Flat Connector Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Deer Creek-Dry Creek Trail, heading NW.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 6.1 miTurn right onto North Mountain Trail, heading NE.
- 100 ftSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto North Dry Creek Trail, heading SW.
- 300 ftReach Tibble Fork Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 300 ftSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto North Mountain Trail, heading NW.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Deer Creek-Dry Creek Trail, heading NW.
- 6.2 miBear left onto Granite Flat Connector Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Horse Transfer Station Road, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Granite Flat Connector Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left onto Horse Transfer Station Road, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Granite Flat Connector Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading E.
- 300 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
98% dirt2% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 76°F54°
Precip1%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity27%
Rained 0.4″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperature
80°50°
Sunrise 6:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:56 PM
Sat
76°54°
Sun
70°53°
56%
Mon
63°48°
60%
Tue
72°50°
Wed
79°57°
Thu
77°56°
26%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 6.6 mi in (~259 min). Leave by 3:16 PM for the 7:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 11:39 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Reservoir Access Trail Trailhead
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- Silver Lake Flat–Tibble Fork Reservoir, 6 sights 4.5 mi · ▲ 1,136 ft
- Mud Spring–Tibble Fork Reservoir, 10 sights 13.9 mi · ▲ 3,516 ft
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