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Left Fork Maple Canyon Trail

3.2 mi · ▲ 634 ft · 1 hr 23 min

Left Fork Maple Canyon Trail is a 3.2-mile out-and-back near Mapleton, UT. It climbs 634 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 68/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi5,479 – 6,106 ft · steepest grade: 18%3.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Left Fork Maple Canyon Trail 40.13217, -111.52634
Nearest town Mapleton, UT
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Left Fork Maple Canyon Trail

3.2 mi · ▲ 634 ft · 1 hr 23 min

Elevation 5,479–6,104 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Left Fork Maple Canyon Trail · 40.13217, -111.52634

Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 84°F / low 63° · precip 1% · wind 13 mph · sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:55 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Maple Canyon Road, heading NE.
  2. 50 ftContinue straight onto Left Fork Maple Canyon Trail, heading E.
  3. 50 ftContinue straight onto Maple Canyon Road, heading NE.
  4. 350 ftContinue straight onto Left Fork Maple Canyon Trail, heading N.
  5. 1.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 1.5 miContinue straight onto Maple Canyon Road, heading SW.
  7. 350 ftContinue straight onto Left Fork Maple Canyon Trail, heading S.
  8. 50 ftContinue straight onto Maple Canyon Road, heading S.
  9. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/left-fork-maple-canyon-trail-out-back-5-km-b20d

Trail surface

97% dirt3% paved

Weather

ClearTemperature 84°F63°
Feels like80°Precip1%Wind13 mphUV7Humidity17%
Rained 0.2″ 4 days ago (0.4″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 6:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:55 PM
Sat 84°63°
Sun 77°57° 57%
Mon 71°52° 57%
Tue 76°50°
Wed 84°55°
Thu 85°58° 25%

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 8:22 PM.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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