Left Fork Maple Canyon Trail
8.6 mi · ▲ 2,425 ft · 4 hr 5 min
Left Fork Maple Canyon Trail is an 8.6-mile out-and-back near Mapleton, UT. It climbs 2,425 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 82/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Left Fork Maple Canyon Trail
8.6 mi · ▲ 2,425 ft · 4 hr 5 min
Elevation 5,465–7,865 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 40.13339, -111.52422
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:55 PM
Toilets at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right onto Whiting Campground Loop A Road, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Left Fork Maple Canyon Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Maple Canyon Road, heading E.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Left Fork Maple Canyon Trail, heading NE.
- 4.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 4.1 miContinue straight onto Maple Canyon Road, heading SW.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Left Fork Maple Canyon Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 7:33 PM for the 7:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:12 PM — 11 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
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