AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Peak 8485–Left Fork Maple Canyon Trail, 3 sights

14.7 mi · ▲ 3,867 ft · 6 hr 50 min

Peak 8485–Left Fork Maple Canyon Trail, 3 sights is a 14.7-mile out-and-back near Mapleton, UT. The route reaches Peak 8485 at the turnaround, 7.4 miles in. It climbs 3,867 ft, with sections as steep as 29% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 73/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi4,931 – 8,462 ft · steepest grade: 29%15.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.12418, -111.55825
Nearest town Mapleton, UT
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Peak 8485–Left Fork Maple Canyon Trail, 3 sights

14.7 mi · ▲ 3,867 ft · 6 hr 50 min

Elevation 4,932–8,462 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.12418, -111.55825

Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 87°F / low 65° · precip 1% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:55 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  3. 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  4. 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
  5. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  6. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Maple Mountain Face Road, heading E.
  7. 50 ftContinue straight onto Left Fork Maple Canyon Trail, heading E.
  8. 0.8 miBear right, heading E.
  9. 0.3 miTurn left onto Whiting Campground Road, heading E.
  10. 100 ftBear right onto Left Fork Maple Canyon Trail, heading E.
  11. 250 ftContinue straight onto Maple Canyon Road, heading E.
  12. 50 ftContinue straight onto Left Fork Maple Canyon Trail, heading E.
  13. 150 ftContinue straight onto Maple Canyon Road, heading NE.
  14. 50 ftContinue straight onto Left Fork Maple Canyon Trail, heading NE.
  15. 50 ftContinue straight onto Maple Canyon Road, heading NE.
  16. 350 ftContinue straight onto Left Fork Maple Canyon Trail, heading E.
  17. 4.1 miSharp left onto Mapleton Ridge Trail, heading SE.
  18. 1.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  19. 350 ftReach Peak 8485, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  20. 1.1 miSharp right onto Left Fork Maple Canyon Trail, heading SE.
  21. 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
  22. 4.1 miContinue straight onto Maple Canyon Road, heading W.
  23. 350 ftContinue straight onto Left Fork Maple Canyon Trail, heading W.
  24. 50 ftContinue straight onto Maple Canyon Road, heading W.
  25. 50 ftContinue straight onto Left Fork Maple Canyon Trail, heading W.
  26. 150 ftContinue straight onto Maple Canyon Road, heading SW.
  27. 50 ftContinue straight onto Left Fork Maple Canyon Trail, heading SW.
  28. 250 ftBear left onto Whiting Campground Road, heading SW.
  29. 50 ftTurn right onto Left Fork Maple Canyon Trail, heading SW.
  30. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  31. 1.1 miContinue straight onto Maple Mountain Face Road, heading W.
  32. 0.4 miBear right, heading W.
  33. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  34. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  35. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  36. 350 ftArrive 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/peak-8485-left-fork-maple-canyon-trail-out-back-4-sights

Trail surface

99% dirt1% paved

Weather

ClearTemperature 87°F65°
Feels like81°Precip1%Wind11 mphUV7Humidity17%
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 79°59° 55%
Mon 73°54° 55%
Tue 78°52°
Wed 86°57°
Thu 87°60° 25%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 7:34 PM for the 7:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:11 PM — 11 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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