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Hill Road & West Ten Mile Pass Road Loop

14 mi · ▲ 1,291 ft · 5 hr 19 min

Hill Road & West Ten Mile Pass Road Loop is a 14-mile loop near Fairfield, UT. It climbs 1,291 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade. It scores 76/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi4,948 – 5,607 ft · steepest grade: 21%14.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Thorpe Flats 40.23168, -112.16389
Nearest town Fairfield, UT
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Hill Road & West Ten Mile Pass Road Loop

14 mi · ▲ 1,291 ft · 5 hr 19 min

Elevation 4,947–5,606 ft

Loop

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

  1. Start on Thorpe Flats, heading S.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  3. 350 ftBear right, heading SE.
  4. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  5. 2.3 miBear right, heading S.
  6. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  7. 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
  8. 2.3 miSharp left, heading SW.
  9. 1 miTurn left onto West Ten Mile Pass Road, heading S.
  10. 100 ftSharp right, heading S.
  11. 350 ftContinue straight onto Ten Mile Pass Road, heading E.
  12. 1.4 miTurn right, heading S.
  13. 0.6 miTurn right, heading NW.
  14. 0.5 miTurn left onto Hill Road, heading NW.
  15. 1.3 miBear right, heading NW.
  16. 2.1 miBear right, heading N.
  17. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  18. 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
  19. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  20. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  21. 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
  22. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  23. 1 miBear right, heading N.
  24. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Thorpe Flats, heading NW.
  25. 0.3 miThe loop closes 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/hill-road-west-ten-mile-pass-road-loop

Trail surface

48% dirt3% gravel49% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 84°F58°
Feels like80°Precip0%Wind17 mphUV7Humidity18%
Rained 0.1″ 4 days ago (0.3″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
85°55°
Sunrise 7:00 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:57 PM
Sat 84°60°
Sun 76°57° 36%
Mon 72°54° 36%
Tue 79°53°
Wed 87°58°
Thu 83°62° 22%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~20 min). Leave by 7:18 PM for the 7:57 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:28 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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