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Broken BST Trail–Left Fork Maple Canyon Trail, 5 sights

16 mi · ▲ 5,778 ft · 8 hr 13 min

Broken BST Trail–Left Fork Maple Canyon Trail, 5 sights is a 16-mile out-and-back near Mapleton, UT. It climbs 5,778 ft, with sections as steep as 31% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 68/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi4,882 – 10,178 ft · steepest grade: 31%16.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: North 2000 East 40.13602, -111.55386
Nearest town Mapleton, UT
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Broken BST Trail–Left Fork Maple Canyon Trail, 5 sights

16 mi · ▲ 5,778 ft · 8 hr 13 min

Elevation 4,880–10,178 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: North 2000 East · 40.13602, -111.55386

Weather Sep 5: Clear, high 87°F / low 66° · precip 1% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:53 PM

  1. Start on North 2000 East, heading NE.
  2. 0.3 miSharp right onto Maple Hills Trail, heading E.
  3. 0.3 miTurn right onto Broken BST Trail, heading SE.
  4. 0.6 miTurn left onto Maple Mountain Face Road, heading SW.
  5. 50 ftTurn left onto Left Fork Maple Canyon Trail, heading SW.
  6. 0.8 miBear right, heading E.
  7. 0.3 miTurn left onto Whiting Campground Road, heading E.
  8. 100 ftBear right onto Left Fork Maple Canyon Trail, heading E.
  9. 250 ftContinue straight onto Maple Canyon Road, heading N.
  10. 50 ftContinue straight onto Left Fork Maple Canyon Trail, heading NE.
  11. 150 ftContinue straight onto Maple Canyon Road, heading NE.
  12. 50 ftContinue straight onto Left Fork Maple Canyon Trail, heading NE.
  13. 50 ftContinue straight onto Maple Canyon Road, heading NE.
  14. 350 ftContinue straight onto Left Fork Maple Canyon Trail, heading E.
  15. 0.4 miSharp right onto Right Fork Maple Canyon Trail, heading NE.
  16. 5.1 miReach North 2000 East, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  17. 5.1 miSharp left onto Left Fork Maple Canyon Trail, heading NW.
  18. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Maple Canyon Road, heading SW.
  19. 350 ftContinue straight onto Left Fork Maple Canyon Trail, heading SW.
  20. 50 ftContinue straight onto Maple Canyon Road, heading SW.
  21. 50 ftContinue straight onto Left Fork Maple Canyon Trail, heading SW.
  22. 150 ftContinue straight onto Maple Canyon Road, heading SW.
  23. 50 ftContinue straight onto Left Fork Maple Canyon Trail, heading SW.
  24. 250 ftBear left onto Whiting Campground Road, heading SW.
  25. 50 ftTurn right onto Left Fork Maple Canyon Trail, heading SW.
  26. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  27. 1.1 miTurn right onto Maple Mountain Face Road, heading SW.
  28. 50 ftTurn right onto Maple Canyon Road, heading SW.
  29. 0.6 miTurn left onto Maple Hills Trail, heading N.
  30. 0.3 miSharp left onto North 2000 East, heading N.
  31. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/broken-bst-trail-left-fork-maple-canyon-trail-out-back-6-sights-26-km

Trail surface

84% dirt1% paved15% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 87°F66°
Precip1%Wind11 mphUV7Humidity16%
Rained 0.3″ 5 days ago (0.4″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
90°65°
Sunrise 6:59 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:53 PM
Sun 85°69°
Mon 78°58° 24%
Tue 83°54°
Wed 86°56°
Thu 87°57°
Fri 85°61°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:33 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:53 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:21 PM.

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