Broken BST Trail–Left Fork Maple Canyon Trail, 4 sights
16.1 mi · ▲ 4,329 ft · 7 hr 32 min
Broken BST Trail–Left Fork Maple Canyon Trail, 4 sights is a 16.1-mile out-and-back near Patrick Place, UT. It climbs 4,329 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 74/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Broken BST Trail–Left Fork Maple Canyon Trail, 4 sights
16.1 mi · ▲ 4,329 ft · 7 hr 32 min
Elevation 4,919–8,171 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Little Diamond Trail · 40.10158, -111.46568
Weather Sep 6: Overcast, high 74°F / low 53° · precip 11% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:53 PM
- Start on Little Diamond Trail, heading NE.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading N.
- 1.1 miTurn left onto Left Fork Maple Canyon Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 4.1 miContinue straight onto Maple Canyon Road, heading SW.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Left Fork Maple Canyon Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Maple Canyon Road, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Left Fork Maple Canyon Trail, heading S.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Maple Canyon Road, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Left Fork Maple Canyon Trail, heading SW.
- 250 ftBear left onto Whiting Campground Road, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Left Fork Maple Canyon Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 1.1 miTurn right onto Maple Mountain Face Road, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Maple Canyon Road, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Maple Hills Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miReach Little Diamond Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Broken BST Trail, heading SW.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Maple Mountain Face Road, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Left Fork Maple Canyon Trail, heading S.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Whiting Campground Road, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right onto Left Fork Maple Canyon Trail, heading E.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto Maple Canyon Road, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Left Fork Maple Canyon Trail, heading E.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Maple Canyon Road, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Left Fork Maple Canyon Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Maple Canyon Road, heading E.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Left Fork Maple Canyon Trail, heading E.
- 4.3 miTurn right onto Little Diamond Trail, heading NE.
- 1.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~51 min). Leave by 6:41 PM for the 7:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:40 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from Little Diamond Trail Trailhead
- Left Fork Maple Canyon Trail & Little Diamond Trail 4.9 mi · ▲ 1,588 ft
- Dibbles Ridge–Left Fork Maple Canyon Trail, 3 sights 8.2 mi · ▲ 2,336 ft
- Kirkman Hollow Trail–Left Fork Days Canyon Trail, 6 sights 15 mi · ▲ 4,684 ft
- Little Diamond Trail–Mapleton-Sawmill Hollow Trail, 6 sights 16.1 mi · ▲ 4,203 ft
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