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Right Fork Maple Canyon Trail

11.1 mi · ▲ 4,835 ft · 6 hr 7 min

Right Fork Maple Canyon Trail is an 11.1-mile out-and-back near Mapleton, UT. It climbs 4,835 ft, with sections as steep as 30% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 80/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi5,479 – 10,178 ft · steepest grade: 30%11.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Left Fork Maple Canyon Trail 40.13217, -111.52634
Nearest town Mapleton, UT
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Right Fork Maple Canyon Trail

11.1 mi · ▲ 4,835 ft · 6 hr 7 min

Elevation 5,479–10,178 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Left Fork Maple Canyon Trail · 40.13217, -111.52634

Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 84°F / low 63° · precip 1% · wind 13 mph · sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:55 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Maple Canyon Road, heading NE.
  2. 50 ftContinue straight onto Left Fork Maple Canyon Trail, heading E.
  3. 50 ftContinue straight onto Maple Canyon Road, heading NE.
  4. 350 ftContinue straight onto Left Fork Maple Canyon Trail, heading N.
  5. 0.4 miSharp right onto Right Fork Maple Canyon Trail, heading E.
  6. 5.1 miReach Right Fork Maple Canyon Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 5.1 miSharp left onto Left Fork Maple Canyon Trail, heading NW.
  8. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Maple Canyon Road, heading SW.
  9. 350 ftContinue straight onto Left Fork Maple Canyon Trail, heading SW.
  10. 50 ftContinue straight onto Maple Canyon Road, heading SW.
  11. 50 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/right-fork-maple-canyon-trail-out-back

Trail surface

99% dirt1% paved

Weather

ClearTemperature 84°F63°
Feels like80°Precip1%Wind13 mphUV7Humidity17%
Rained 0.2″ 4 days ago (0.4″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 6:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:55 PM
Sat 84°63°
Sun 77°57° 57%
Mon 71°52° 57%
Tue 76°50°
Wed 84°55°
Thu 85°58° 25%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:34 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:55 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:22 PM.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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