AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Origin Road

11.8 mi · ▲ 134 ft · 4 hr

Origin Road is an 11.8-mile out-and-back near Topliff, UT. It is mostly level, with 134 ft of elevation gain. It scores 82/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi5,059 – 5,197 ft11.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.21506, -112.25414
Nearest town Topliff, UT
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Origin Road

11.8 mi · ▲ 134 ft · 4 hr

Elevation 5,060–5,197 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.21506, -112.25414

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:58 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  3. 1.4 miSharp right, heading SW.
  4. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  5. 1.2 miBear right, heading S.
  6. 0.6 miSharp left, heading E.
  7. 0.7 miBear left, heading SE.
  8. 1.4 miSharp left onto Origin Road, heading N.
  9. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  10. 0.2 miSharp right, heading NW.
  11. 1.4 miBear right, heading N.
  12. 0.7 miSharp right, heading NE.
  13. 0.6 miBear left, heading NW.
  14. 1.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  15. 0.2 miSharp left, heading W.
  16. 1.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
  17. 0.1 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/origin-road-out-back-19-km-fd2a

Trail surface

3% dirt97% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:00 AMSunset 7:58 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 5.4 mi in (~135 min). Leave by 5:23 PM for the 7:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:24 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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