AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Jairus Road

14 mi · ▲ 510 ft · 4 hr 55 min

Jairus Road is a 14-mile out-and-back near Topliff, UT. It climbs 510 ft. It scores 57/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi5,059 – 5,417 ft14.2 mi

Getting there

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

14 mi · ▲ 510 ft · 4 hr 55 min

Elevation 5,060–5,418 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 miBear left, heading E.
  6. 0.7 miTurn left, heading E.
  7. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Thorpe Flats, heading NE.
  8. 0.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  9. 1.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
  10. 0.7 miBear right, heading SW.
  11. 0.9 miTurn left onto Jairus Road, heading SW.
  12. 1.4 miSharp left, heading NW.
  13. 2.7 miTurn right, heading W.
  14. 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-23-km-4a02

Trail surface

34% dirt10% gravel56% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:00 AMSunset 7:58 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.3 mi in (~56 min). Leave by 6:41 PM for the 7:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:07 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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