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Left Fork Maple Canyon Trail

3.5 mi · ▲ 655 ft · 1 hr 30 min

Left Fork Maple Canyon Trail is a 3.5-mile out-and-back near Mapleton, UT. It climbs 655 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 65/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi5,440 – 6,106 ft3.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.13141, -111.52826
Nearest town Mapleton, UT
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Left Fork Maple Canyon Trail

3.5 mi · ▲ 655 ft · 1 hr 30 min

Elevation 5,439–6,104 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.13141, -111.52826

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 at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 250 ftContinue straight onto Whiting Campground Road, heading NE.
  3. 50 ftBear right onto Left Fork Maple Canyon Trail, heading NE.
  4. 300 ftContinue straight onto Maple Canyon Road, heading NE.
  5. 50 ftContinue straight onto Left Fork Maple Canyon Trail, heading NE.
  6. 200 ftContinue straight onto Maple Canyon Road, heading E.
  7. 50 ftContinue straight onto Left Fork Maple Canyon Trail, heading E.
  8. 50 ftContinue straight onto Maple Canyon Road, heading E.
  9. 350 ftContinue straight onto Left Fork Maple Canyon Trail, heading NE.
  10. 1.5 miReach Left Fork Maple Canyon Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 1.5 miContinue straight onto Maple Canyon Road, heading SW.
  12. 350 ftContinue straight onto Left Fork Maple Canyon Trail, heading SW.
  13. 50 ftContinue straight onto Maple Canyon Road, heading SW.
  14. 50 ftContinue straight onto Left Fork Maple Canyon Trail, heading SW.
  15. 200 ftContinue straight onto Maple Canyon Road, heading SW.
  16. 50 ftContinue straight onto Left Fork Maple Canyon Trail, heading SW.
  17. 300 ftBear left onto Whiting Campground Road, heading S.
  18. 150 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-6-km-fdc1

Trail surface

93% dirt4% paved3% unspecified

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 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 7:34 PM for the 7:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:11 PM — 11 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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