Twin Peaks (east)–Silver Lake Flat, 7 sights is a 16-mile out-and-back near Silver Lake Summer Home Area, UT. The route passes Silver Lake Flat and Twin Peaks (east) before reaching Gorilla Pass at the turnaround, 8 miles in. It climbs 5,905 ft, with sections as steep as 51% grade. It scores 68/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi6,736 – 11,405 ft · steepest grade: 51%17.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Granite Flat Campground Loop A Road 40.48977, -111.65448
Nearest town Silver Lake Summer Home Area, UT
Directions
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Twin Peaks (east)–Silver Lake Flat, 7 sights
16 mi · ▲ 5,905 ft · 8 hr 17 min
Elevation 6,737–11,404 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Granite Flat Campground Loop A Road · 40.48977, -111.65448
Weather Sep 6: sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:52 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 350 ftSharp right onto Granite Flat Connector Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Silver Flat Connector Trail, heading N.
- 0.7 miPass Silver Lake Flat.
- 0.5 miBear right onto Silver Lake Flat Road, heading N.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading N.
- 500 ftBear left onto Milk Maid Road, heading NE.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Major Evans Road, heading NW.
- 4.9 miPass Twin Peaks (east).
- 450 ftBear right onto Twin Peaks Trail, heading N.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Big Mountain Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Peruvian Gulch Road, heading N.
- 400 ftPass Gorilla Pass.
- 0.1 miReach Twin Peaks (east), then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Big Mountain Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Twin Peaks Trail, heading W.
- 0.6 miBear left onto Major Evans Road, heading SW.
- 1.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 3.6 miContinue straight onto Milk Maid Road, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right onto Silver Lake Flat Road, heading NW.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Silver Flat Connector Trail, heading S.
- 0.8 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Granite Flat Connector Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Deer Creek-Dry Creek Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
41% dirt59% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 7:00 AMSunset 7:52 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 6.6 mi in (~283 min). Leave by 2:50 PM for the 7:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:48 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Granite Flat Campground Loop A Road Trailhead
- Tibble Fork Reservoir & Granite Flat Connector Trail 1.3 mi · ▲ 293 ft
- Silver Lake Flat via Silver Flat Connector Trail 2 mi · ▲ 773 ft
- Deer Creek-Dry Creek Trail 7 mi · ▲ 2,875 ft
- Box Elder Peak Trail & White Canyon Trail via Deer Creek-Dry Creek Trail 12.1 mi · ▲ 6,441 ft
- Deer Creek-Dry Creek Trail & North Mountain Trail 12.5 mi · ▲ 4,929 ft
- North Mountain Trail via Deer Creek-Dry Creek Trail 12.6 mi · ▲ 4,950 ft
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