Thorpe Flats
6.1 mi · ▲ 634 ft · 2 hr 21 min
Thorpe Flats is a 6.1-mile out-and-back near Fairfield, UT. It climbs 634 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 53/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Thorpe Flats
6.1 mi · ▲ 634 ft · 2 hr 21 min
Elevation 5,157–5,479 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Thorpe Flats · 40.23168, -112.16389
Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 84°F / low 58° · precip 0% · wind 17 mph · sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:57 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Thorpe Flats, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 350 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 2.3 miBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 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 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 7:57 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:25 PM.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Thorpe Flats Trailhead
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- Jairus Road 4.5 mi · ▲ 268 ft
- Jairus Road Loop 5.8 mi · ▲ 410 ft
- Thorpe Flats 9.8 mi · ▲ 567 ft
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