Maple Mountain Face Road
2.5 mi · ▲ 664 ft · 1 hr 10 min
Maple Mountain Face Road is a 2.5-mile out-and-back near Mapleton, UT. It climbs 664 ft, with sections as steep as 43% grade. It scores 36/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Maple Mountain Face Road
2.5 mi · ▲ 664 ft · 1 hr 10 min
Elevation 5,033–5,591 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 40.12949, -111.55061
Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 87°F / low 65° · precip 1% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:55 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Maple Mountain Face Road, heading E.
- 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.7 miArrive 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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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.
More from this trailhead
- Broken BST Trail & Maple Hills Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 394 ft
- Left Fork Maple Canyon Trail 2.3 mi · ▲ 455 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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