Left Fork Maple Canyon Trail
2.3 mi · ▲ 455 ft · 1 hr
Left Fork Maple Canyon Trail is a 2.3-mile out-and-back near Mapleton, UT. It climbs 455 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 52/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Left Fork Maple Canyon Trail
2.3 mi · ▲ 455 ft · 1 hr
Elevation 5,033–5,499 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Maple Mountain Face Road · 40.13165, -111.55085
Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 87°F / low 65° · precip 1% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:55 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Maple Mountain Face Road, heading E.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Left Fork Maple Canyon Trail, heading SE.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Whiting Campground Road, heading E.
- 50 ftReach Left Fork Maple Canyon Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Left Fork Maple Canyon Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 1.1 miContinue straight onto Maple Mountain Face Road, heading W.
- 200 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 right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:35 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:55 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:23 PM.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Maple Mountain Face Road Trailhead
- Broken BST Trail & Maple Hills Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 394 ft
- Maple Mountain Face Road 2.5 mi · ▲ 664 ft
- Maple Canyon Road 2.7 mi · ▲ 664 ft
- Dibbles Canyon–Dibbles Ridge, 3 sights 11.1 mi · ▲ 3,025 ft
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