AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Origin Road

14.7 mi · ▲ 136 ft · 4 hr 58 min

Origin Road is a 14.7-mile out-and-back near Topliff, UT. It is mostly level, with 136 ft of elevation gain. It scores 84/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi5,056 – 5,197 ft14.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.21017, -112.27692
Nearest town Topliff, UT
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Origin Road

14.7 mi · ▲ 136 ft · 4 hr 58 min

Elevation 5,057–5,197 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.21017, -112.27692

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:58 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
  3. 0.7 miSharp right, heading S.
  4. 1.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  5. 0.8 miTurn right, heading SE.
  6. 1.2 miBear right, heading S.
  7. 0.6 miSharp left, heading E.
  8. 0.7 miBear left, heading SE.
  9. 1.4 miSharp left onto Origin Road, heading N.
  10. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  11. 0.2 miSharp right, heading NW.
  12. 1.4 miBear right, heading N.
  13. 0.7 miSharp right, heading NE.
  14. 0.6 miBear left, heading NW.
  15. 1.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  16. 0.8 miTurn right, heading NW.
  17. 1.3 miSharp left, heading W.
  18. 0.7 miTurn right, heading W.
  19. 0.3 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-24-km-c281

Trail surface

7% dirt93% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:00 AMSunset 7:58 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 6.9 mi in (~171 min). Leave by 4:47 PM for the 7:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 11:00 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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