Sunshine Canyon Road & Winter Solstice Road
15 mi · ▲ 1,103 ft · 5 hr 33 min
Sunshine Canyon Road & Winter Solstice Road is a 15-mile out-and-back near Fairfield, UT. It climbs 1,103 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 27/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Sunshine Canyon Road & Winter Solstice Road
15 mi · ▲ 1,103 ft · 5 hr 33 min
Elevation 5,225–5,753 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 5 Mile Pass Loop Trailhead · 40.23607, -112.16227
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:57 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Thorpe Flats, heading S.
- 1.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.7 miBear right, heading SW.
- 3.4 miTurn right onto Winter Solstice Road, heading NW.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Rattlesnake Canyon, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Sunshine Canyon Road, heading N.
- 1.9 miReach Winter Solstice Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.9 miTurn right onto Rattlesnake Canyon, heading S.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Winter Solstice Road, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 3.4 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Thorpe Flats, heading NE.
- 0.6 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~28 min). Leave by 7:10 PM for the 7:57 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:35 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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