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Middle Fork Maple Trail
- 3.2 mi
- round trip
- 1,521 ft
- climb
- 8,361 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- Jun–Sep
- best months
Is Middle Fork Maple Trail open right now?
No closures listed
The Forest Service lists no closures for Manti-La Sal National Forest.
As of · Source: USFS · Manti-La Sal National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Middle Fork Maple Trail is a moderate 3.2-mile out-and-back hike on natural-surface trail in the Sanpete Ranger District of Manti-La Sal National Forest in Utah. The climb rises about 1,521 feet from a low of roughly 6,829 feet to a high of about 8,361 feet. Summer is the most comfortable time to go. Typical averages from the Electric Lake weather station, at nearly the same elevation, put July highs around 74°F with lows near 41°F, while winter highs sit in the mid-20s. The trail is open from June 1 to October 15. The trail is open to bikes and horses. Several climbing areas sit about 0.1 mile away, including Maple Canyon, Pictograph Wall and Shapeshifter Wall. The Right Fork Trail lies about 0.3 mile off.
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Best time to go · Jun–Sep
Best time to visit Middle Fork Maple Trail
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.
Jan
27° / 4°
12 wet
Feb
30° / 3°
11 wet
Mar
38° / 10°
10 wet
Apr
43° / 18°
11 wet
May
55° / 27°
9 wet
Jun
66° / 35°
6 wet
Jul
74° / 41°
5 wet
Aug
72° / 40°
8 wet
Sep
63° / 32°
7 wet
Oct
48° / 22°
8 wet
Nov
35° / 15°
10 wet
Dec
25° / 2°
10 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Electric Lake, UT, 25.5 mi away at 8,380 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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