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Tibble Fork Reservoir–Granite Flat Connector Trail, 7 sights is a 9.5-mile out-and-back near Silver Lake Summer Home Area, UT. The route passes Tibble Fork Reservoir and Tibble Fork Reservoir. It climbs 1,933 ft, with sections as steep as 27% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 70/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi6,401 – 7,983 ft · steepest grade: 27%10.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Horse Transfer Station Road 40.48844, -111.64988
Nearest town Silver Lake Summer Home Area, UT

Directions

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Tibble Fork Reservoir–Granite Flat Connector Trail, 7 sights

9.5 mi · ▲ 1,933 ft · 4 hr 8 min

Elevation 6,402–7,983 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Horse Transfer Station Road · 40.48844, -111.64988

Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 76°F / low 53° · precip 1% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:56 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Granite Flat Connector Trail, heading S.
  2. 0.4 miPass Tibble Fork Reservoir.
  3. 0.4 miPass Tibble Fork Reservoir.
  4. 50 ftTurn right onto Mill Canyon Trail, heading E.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left onto Reservoir Access Trail, heading SW.
  6. 50 ftContinue straight onto Mill Canyon Trail, heading SW.
  7. 0.3 miTurn left onto Tibble Fork Trail, heading S.
  8. 50 ftTurn right onto Mill Canyon Trail, heading S.
  9. 1.4 miBear right onto Upper Mill Canyon Trail, heading E.
  10. 2.1 miBear right, heading E.
  11. 0.6 miSharp right, heading SW.
  12. 0.9 miTurn left onto Mud Springs Trail 173, heading N.
  13. 0.2 miTurn right onto Tibble Fork Trail, heading SW.
  14. 1.3 miContinue straight onto Reservoir Access Trail, heading NW.
  15. 0.9 miSharp left onto Mill Canyon Trail, heading E.
  16. 0.2 miSharp left, heading E.
  17. 50 ftContinue straight onto Granite Flat Connector Trail, heading E.
  18. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Horse Transfer Station Road, heading NW.
  19. 50 ftBear right onto Granite Flat Connector Trail, heading NW.
  20. 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 76°F53°
Precip1%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity28%
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°52° 56%
Mon 62°48° 60%
Tue 72°50°
Wed 79°57°
Thu 76°56° 26%

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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