Utah trails · Chalk Creek
Chalk Creek
A 15.4-mile out-and-back in Utah, with 4,070 ft of climbing. Reaches Shingle Mill Spring and other spring destinations. Managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Elevation profile
The climbing leans toward the middle third: 45% of the ascent falls between mile 5.1 and mile 10.3.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Shingle Mill Spring (spring)
- Watercrest Spring (spring)
- Balsam Spring (spring)
- Indian Springs (spring)
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Getting there
CHALK CREEK TRAILHEAD — parking nearby. About 1 h 28 min drive (75 mi) from Richfield. 38.94825, -112.26837 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 7:10 a.m., the sun rises at 7:37 a.m. and sets at 6:52 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:19 p.m. (MDT) — 11 h 15 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 30.8-mile round trip works out to roughly 15 h 29 min of walking — more than a single day of daylight here, so plan it as an overnight or hike it in sections.
Loop options
- Paiute (D-1) + Chalk Creek + Cottonwood — 9.2 mi loop, 2,566 ft gain
- White Sage Flat + Chalk Creek — 5.9 mi loop, 1,297 ft gain
- Trail 1431 + Trail 1433 + Chalk Creek — 2.2 mi loop, 632 ft gain