AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Origin Road

12.7 mi · ▲ 384 ft · 4 hr 26 min

Origin Road is a 12.7-mile out-and-back near Topliff, UT. It climbs 384 ft. It scores 46/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi5,138 – 5,499 ft12.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.17703, -112.20682
Nearest town Topliff, UT
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Directions

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Origin Road

12.7 mi · ▲ 384 ft · 4 hr 26 min

Elevation 5,139–5,501 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.17703, -112.20682

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.7 miTurn left onto Origin Road, heading N.
  3. 2.9 miTurn left, heading NW.
  4. 2.8 miTurn left, heading N.
  5. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  7. 2.8 miTurn right, heading S.
  8. 2.9 miTurn right, heading W.
  9. 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.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/origin-road-out-back-20-km-7e4f

Trail surface

20% dirt80% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:00 AMSunset 7:58 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~16 min). Leave by 7:22 PM for the 7:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:27 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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