Peak 8485–Mapleton Ridge Trail, 3 sights
10.5 mi · ▲ 3,379 ft · 5 hr 11 min
Peak 8485–Mapleton Ridge Trail, 3 sights is a 10.5-mile out-and-back near Patrick Place, UT. The route reaches Peak 8485 at the turnaround, 5.3 miles in. It climbs 3,379 ft, with sections as steep as 31% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 90/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Peak 8485–Mapleton Ridge Trail, 3 sights
10.5 mi · ▲ 3,379 ft · 5 hr 11 min
Elevation 5,250–8,462 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 40.16992, -111.47519
Weather Sep 5: Clear, high 85°F / low 62° · precip 1% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:57 AM · sunset 7:55 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 200 ftTurn left onto Left Fork Days Canyon Trail, heading E.
- 1 miBear right onto Right Fork Days Canyon Trail, heading S.
- 3.1 miTurn right onto Mapleton Ridge Trail, heading NW.
- 1.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 350 ftReach Peak 8485, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.1 miTurn left onto Right Fork Days Canyon Trail, heading SE.
- 3.1 miBear left onto Left Fork Days Canyon Trail, heading NE.
- 1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftArrive 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 4.4 mi in (~193 min). Leave by 4:22 PM for the 7:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:56 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Left Fork Days Canyon Trail 2.3 mi · ▲ 617 ft
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- Kirkman Hollow Trail–Left Fork Days Canyon Trail, 3 sights 12 mi · ▲ 3,919 ft
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