Windy Pass Spring & Windy Pass via South Fork to Packard Canyon Trail

10.2 mi · ▲ 3,441 ft · 5 hr 7 min

Windy Pass Spring & Windy Pass via South Fork to Packard Canyon Trail is a 10.2-mile out-and-back near Wildwood, UT. The route passes Windy Pass before reaching Windy Pass Spring at the turnaround, 5.1 miles in. It climbs 3,441 ft, with sections as steep as 27% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 86/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi5,955 – 8,931 ft · steepest grade: 27%10.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.32421, -111.51798
Nearest town Wildwood, UT

Directions

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Windy Pass Spring & Windy Pass via South Fork to Packard Canyon Trail

10.2 mi · ▲ 3,441 ft · 5 hr 7 min

Elevation 5,955–8,931 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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left onto South Fork to Packard Canyon Trail, heading S.
  4. 0.1 miSharp right, heading SW.
  5. 450 ftBear left, heading NW.
  6. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  7. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  8. 400 ftBear left, heading SW.
  9. 4.5 miPass Windy Pass.
  10. 50 ftContinue straight onto Windy Pass North Trail, heading NE.
  11. 0.2 miReach Windy Pass Spring, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 0.2 miContinue straight onto South Fork to Packard Canyon Trail, heading S.
  13. 4.5 miBear right, heading NE.
  14. 350 ftBear left, heading NE.
  15. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  16. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  17. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  18. 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

97% dirt3% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 81°F59°
Precip1%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity22%
Rained 0.3″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperature
85°55°
Sunrise 6:57 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:55 PM
Sat 82°57°
Sun 76°55° 54%
Mon 67°51° 54%
Tue 75°48°
Wed 82°54°
Thu 82°58° 24%

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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