Rattlesnake Canyon & Winter Solstice Road
15.1 mi · ▲ 579 ft · 5 hr 19 min
Rattlesnake Canyon & Winter Solstice Road is a 15.1-mile out-and-back near Topliff, UT. It climbs 579 ft. It scores 54/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Rattlesnake Canyon & Winter Solstice Road
15.1 mi · ▲ 579 ft · 5 hr 19 min
Elevation 5,082–5,614 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 40.18143, -112.20548
Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 85°F / low 58° · precip 0% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:58 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.6 miSharp right, heading N.
- 1.6 miTurn left, heading N.
- 1.8 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 2.8 miTurn right onto Winter Solstice Road, heading NE.
- 0.4 miReach Winter Solstice Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Rattlesnake Canyon, heading SW.
- 250 ftSharp left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 1.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 1.6 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 2 miSharp left, heading E.
- 1 miArrive 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 1.5 mi in (~38 min). Leave by 6:59 PM for the 7:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:50 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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- Origin Road 6.6 mi · ▲ 136 ft
- Ten Mile Pass Road 7.7 mi · ▲ 163 ft
- Origin Road 8 mi · ▲ 214 ft
- Origin Road 8.1 mi · ▲ 352 ft
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