Rattlesnake Canyon & Winter Solstice Road
13.7 mi · ▲ 1,136 ft · 5 hr 8 min
Rattlesnake Canyon & Winter Solstice Road is a 13.7-mile out-and-back near Fairfield, UT. It climbs 1,136 ft. It scores 35/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Rattlesnake Canyon & Winter Solstice Road
13.7 mi · ▲ 1,136 ft · 5 hr 8 min
Elevation 5,225–6,114 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Thorpe Flats · 40.23168, -112.16389
Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 84°F / low 58° · precip 0% · wind 17 mph · sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:57 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Thorpe Flats, heading S.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.7 miBear right, heading W.
- 3.4 miTurn right onto Winter Solstice Road, heading NW.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Rattlesnake Canyon, heading NE.
- 1.9 miReach Winter Solstice Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.9 miContinue straight onto Winter Solstice Road, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 3.4 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Thorpe Flats, heading NE.
- 0.3 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 0.7 mi in (~19 min). Leave by 7:19 PM for the 7:57 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:28 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Thorpe Flats Trailhead
- Thorpe Flats 3.9 mi · ▲ 254 ft
- Thorpe Flats 3.9 mi · ▲ 306 ft
- Jairus Road 4.5 mi · ▲ 268 ft
- Jairus Road Loop 5.8 mi · ▲ 410 ft
- Thorpe Flats 6.1 mi · ▲ 634 ft
- Thorpe Flats 9.8 mi · ▲ 567 ft
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