AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Jairus Road

16 mi · ▲ 405 ft · 5 hr 32 min

Jairus Road is a 16-mile out-and-back near Topliff, UT. It climbs 405 ft. It scores 70/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi5,056 – 5,469 ft16.3 mi

Getting there

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

16 mi · ▲ 405 ft · 5 hr 32 min

Elevation 5,057–5,468 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.21017, -112.27692

Weather Sep 5: 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. 0.4 miBear left, heading S.
  9. 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
  10. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  11. 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  12. 0.4 miBear right, heading NW.
  13. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  14. 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
  15. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
  16. 2.3 miSharp left, heading NW.
  17. 2.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
  18. 1.3 miSharp left, heading N.
  19. 0.7 miTurn right, heading W.
  20. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/jairus-road-out-back-26-km-7e0c

Trail surface

27% dirt73% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:00 AMSunset 7:58 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.1 mi in (~101 min). Leave by 5:57 PM for the 7:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:52 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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