AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Maple Mountain Face Road

1.9 mi · ▲ 315 ft · 47 min

Maple Mountain Face Road is a 1.9-mile out-and-back near Mapleton, UT. It climbs 315 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade. It scores 23/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi4,846 – 5,115 ft · steepest grade: 15%2.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.12600, -111.55988
Nearest town Mapleton, UT
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Maple Mountain Face Road

1.9 mi · ▲ 315 ft · 47 min

Elevation 4,846–5,115 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.12600, -111.55988

Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 87°F / low 66° · precip 1% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:55 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  3. 350 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  4. 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
  5. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Maple Mountain Face Road, heading E.
  6. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  7. 0.4 miBear right, heading SW.
  8. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  9. 350 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  10. 0.4 miArrive 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/maple-mountain-face-road-out-back-3-km

Trail surface

56% dirt44% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 87°F66°
Feels like79°Precip1%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity18%
Rained 0.3″ 4 days ago (0.4″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
90°65°
Sunrise 6:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:55 PM
Sat 87°66°
Sun 80°59° 55%
Mon 74°55° 55%
Tue 78°52°
Wed 86°58°
Thu 88°60° 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 8:23 PM.

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