Middle Fork Blacks Fork Trail

Utah

Utah

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9.2 mi

Distance

2,942 ft

Gain

4h 21m

Time

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What we do know

  • Inside Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest

    2 managing-area boundaries mapped — agency alerts for them feed this page automatically.

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  • No access route mapped

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Through-trail
Big climb
Out & back

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Middle Fork Blacks Fork Trail

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Elevation & route

Distance
9.2 mi
Elevation gain
2,942 ft
Elevation loss
2,942 ft
Highest point
11,265 ft
Lowest point
9,025 ft
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Managing agency
Forest Service

About this trail

Middle Fork Blacks Fork Trail is an 18.34-mile out-and-back route in Utah with 2,942 feet of elevation gain and loss. The trail reaches a maximum elevation of 11,265 feet.

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The climb

Starts at
9,025 ft
High point
11,265 ft
Total climbing
2,942 ft
Total descent
2,942 ft
Steepest stretch
18% grade around mile 5.7 on the way out
Length (round trip)
18 mi
Shape
Out and back

Source: Roamze elevation profile and trail geometry (DEM samples along the mapped route)

Where it is

Managed by
Forest Service

Source: USFS EDW boundaries; USGS PAD-US 4.1

Conditions

Active alerts for Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest as of Oct 9, 2026:

Source: USFS forest alerts

Nearby

Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)

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