AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Jairus Road

12.2 mi · ▲ 402 ft · 4 hr 16 min

Jairus Road is a 12.2-mile out-and-back near Topliff, UT. It climbs 402 ft. It scores 64/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi5,059 – 5,469 ft12.5 mi

Getting there

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

12.2 mi · ▲ 402 ft · 4 hr 16 min

Elevation 5,060–5,468 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. 0.4 miBear left, heading S.
  7. 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
  8. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  9. 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  10. 0.4 miBear right, heading NW.
  11. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  12. 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
  13. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
  14. 2.3 miSharp left, heading NW.
  15. 2.7 miTurn right, heading W.
  16. 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-20-km-6627

Trail surface

30% dirt70% 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 9:06 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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