AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Jairus Road

11.2 mi · ▲ 268 ft · 3 hr 52 min

Jairus Road is an 11.2-mile out-and-back near Topliff, UT. It climbs 268 ft. It scores 63/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi5,059 – 5,348 ft11.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.21506, -112.25414
Nearest town Topliff, UT
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Jairus Road

11.2 mi · ▲ 268 ft · 3 hr 52 min

Elevation 5,060–5,348 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.21506, -112.25414

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:58 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  3. 2.7 miSharp right onto Jairus Road, heading S.
  4. 1.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
  5. 0.9 miTurn right, heading E.
  6. 0.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  7. 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  8. 2.3 miSharp left, heading N.
  9. 2.7 miTurn right, heading W.
  10. 0.1 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/jairus-road-out-back-18-km-323c

Trail surface

31% dirt69% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:00 AMSunset 7:58 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.2 mi in (~56 min). Leave by 6:42 PM for the 7:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:07 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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