Left Fork Maple Canyon Trail
3.4 mi · ▲ 660 ft · 1 hr 28 min
Left Fork Maple Canyon Trail is a 3.4-mile out-and-back near Mapleton, UT. It climbs 660 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 65/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Left Fork Maple Canyon Trail
3.4 mi · ▲ 660 ft · 1 hr 28 min
Elevation 5,465–6,104 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 40.13339, -111.52422
Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 83°F / low 57° · precip 1% · wind 8 mph · 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.
- 1.6 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1.6 miTurn 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.
Trail surface
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 8:11 PM — 11 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Left Fork Maple Canyon Trail 3.2 mi · ▲ 634 ft
- Left Fork Maple Canyon Trail 3.2 mi · ▲ 632 ft
- Left Fork Maple Canyon Trail 3.4 mi · ▲ 660 ft
- Broken BST Trail–Left Fork Maple Canyon Trail, 4 sights 5.1 mi · ▲ 887 ft
- Dibbles Canyon via Left Fork Maple Canyon Trail 7 mi · ▲ 2,473 ft
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