Jairus Road

15 mi · ▲ 269 ft · 5 hr 8 min

Jairus Road is a 15-mile out-and-back near Topliff, UT. It climbs 269 ft. It scores 70/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi5,056 – 5,348 ft15.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.21017, -112.27692
Nearest town Topliff, UT

Directions

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Jairus Road

15 mi · ▲ 269 ft · 5 hr 8 min

Elevation 5,057–5,348 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.21017, -112.27692

Weather Sep 5: Clear, high 86°F / low 57° · precip 0% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:58 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
  3. 0.7 miSharp right, heading S.
  4. 1.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  5. 2.4 miSharp right onto Jairus Road, heading S.
  6. 1.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
  7. 0.9 miTurn right, heading E.
  8. 0.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  9. 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  10. 2.3 miSharp left, heading NW.
  11. 2.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
  12. 1.3 miSharp left, heading N.
  13. 0.7 miTurn right, heading W.
  14. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

28% dirt72% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 86°F57°
Precip0%Wind10 mphUV7Humidity30%
Rained 0.2″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperature
90°55°
Sunrise 7:00 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:58 PM
Sun 77°58° 30%
Mon 75°56° 30%
Tue 82°56°
Wed 88°62°
Thu 84°70° 19%
Fri 88°65° 19%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.1 mi in (~102 min). Leave by 5:56 PM for the 7:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:53 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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