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Clay Canyon Road–Rattlesnake Canyon, 3 sights

12.5 mi · ▲ 1,818 ft · 5 hr 5 min

Clay Canyon Road–Rattlesnake Canyon, 3 sights is a 12.5-mile out-and-back near Topliff, UT. It climbs 1,818 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade. It scores 47/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi5,187 – 6,500 ft · steepest grade: 24%12.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.22212, -112.21711
Nearest town Topliff, UT
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Clay Canyon Road–Rattlesnake Canyon, 3 sights

12.5 mi · ▲ 1,818 ft · 5 hr 5 min

Elevation 5,186–6,499 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.22212, -112.21711

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 7:02 AM · sunset 7:54 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 1.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  3. 1.3 miTurn right onto Winter Solstice Road, heading NE.
  4. 150 ftContinue straight onto Rattlesnake Canyon, heading N.
  5. 1.9 miTurn left onto Sunshine Canyon Road, heading N.
  6. 0.7 miBear right onto Clay Canyon Road, heading E.
  7. 0.9 miReach Winter Solstice Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.9 miBear left onto Sunshine Canyon Road, heading SW.
  9. 0.7 miTurn right onto Rattlesnake Canyon, heading S.
  10. 1.9 miContinue straight onto Winter Solstice Road, heading S.
  11. 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
  12. 1.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  13. 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.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/clay-canyon-road-rattlesnake-canyon-out-back-3-sights-20-km

Trail surface

45% dirt55% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:02 AMSunset 7:54 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:34 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:54 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:22 PM.

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