Sunshine Canyon Road & Winter Solstice Road
10.4 mi · ▲ 809 ft · 3 hr 52 min
Sunshine Canyon Road & Winter Solstice Road is a 10.4-mile out-and-back near Topliff, UT. It climbs 809 ft. It scores 24/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Sunshine Canyon Road & Winter Solstice Road
10.4 mi · ▲ 809 ft · 3 hr 52 min
Elevation 5,191–5,753 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 40.22354, -112.20895
Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 84°F / low 58° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:58 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 1.3 miTurn right onto Winter Solstice Road, heading NE.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Rattlesnake Canyon, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Sunshine Canyon Road, heading W.
- 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 SW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 1.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 1 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 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 right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:37 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:58 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:25 PM.
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