Rattlesnake Canyon & Winter Solstice Road via Wells Canyon Road
12.3 mi · ▲ 1,897 ft · 5 hr 3 min
Rattlesnake Canyon & Winter Solstice Road via Wells Canyon Road is a 12.3-mile out-and-back near Fairfield, UT. It climbs 1,897 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 60/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Rattlesnake Canyon & Winter Solstice Road via Wells Canyon Road
12.3 mi · ▲ 1,897 ft · 5 hr 3 min
Elevation 5,164–6,207 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 40.26027, -112.13933
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:57 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Wells Canyon Road, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 3.6 miTurn left onto Rattlesnake Canyon, heading SW.
- 1.9 miContinue straight onto Winter Solstice Road, heading S.
- 150 ftReach Rattlesnake Canyon, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Rattlesnake Canyon, heading S.
- 1.9 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 2.4 miContinue straight onto Wells Canyon Road, heading E.
- 1.1 miBear left, heading E.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 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 5.2 mi in (~157 min). Leave by 5:00 PM for the 7:57 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:35 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from this trailhead
- Wells Canyon Road 7.1 mi · ▲ 1,034 ft
- Wells Canyon Road 8.4 mi · ▲ 1,250 ft
- Wells Canyon Road 8.4 mi · ▲ 1,250 ft
- Sunshine Canyon Road 9.8 mi · ▲ 1,487 ft
- Sunshine Canyon Road 9.9 mi · ▲ 1,487 ft
- Clay Canyon Road via Sunshine Canyon Road 11.6 mi · ▲ 2,156 ft
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