Utah · Hiking · Lone Peak Wilderness · Near Heber

Maybird Gulch

2.4 mi
round trip
759 ft
climb
9,772 ft
high point
Out and back
route
Jun–Sep
best months

Is Maybird Gulch open right now?

No closures listed

The Forest Service lists no closures for Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest.

As of · Source: USFS · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

Maybird Gulch is an easy out-and-back hike in Utah's Lone Peak Wilderness, within the Salt Lake Ranger District of the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest. The trail is managed by the Forest Service and runs about 2.4 miles round trip, with a total elevation gain of 759 feet from a low point of 8,988 feet to a high of 9,772 feet. Summer is the most comfortable time to go. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Alta, which sits about 1,000 feet lower, show July highs around 73°F with lows near 50°F, while winter highs stay around 30°F. The station's figures are only a guide, and temperatures on the trail run cooler. The trail is on natural surface and is not accessible. Bikes are not allowed. The open season runs from July 1 to October 31. Red Pine is a hike just 0.2 miles away, and Red Pine Crag and Northern Wasatch are climbing areas within a mile. Tanners Flat Campground is about 1.3 miles off.

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  • Sleep close

    Tanners Flat Cg

    Campground

    Campground · 1.3 mi from the trail
  • Eat after

    Mid Gad Restaurant

    Restaurant

    On your way back · 2 mi
  • If it rainsSaalebaer, CC0 · Wikimedia Commons

    Park City Museum

    Museum

    Museum · 12 mi from Heber

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  • Best time to go · Jun–Sep

    Best time to visit Maybird Gulch

    Best months: June–September. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.

    1. Jan

      31° / 15°

      14 wet

    2. Feb

      31° / 15°

      13 wet

    3. Mar

      37° / 20°

      13 wet

    4. Apr

      42° / 25°

      12 wet

    5. May

      53° / 33°

      10 wet

    6. Jun

      64° / 42°

      7 wet

    7. Jul

      73° / 50°

      7 wet

    8. Aug

      71° / 49°

      9 wet

    9. Sep

      62° / 41°

      9 wet

    10. Oct

      49° / 31°

      9 wet

    11. Nov

      37° / 21°

      11 wet

    12. Dec

      30° / 15°

      14 wet

    Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Alta, UT, 4 mi away at 8,710 ft. The station sits about 1,100 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

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