Thorpe Flats
5.9 mi · ▲ 520 ft · 2 hr 14 min
Thorpe Flats is a 5.9-mile out-and-back near Fairfield, UT. It climbs 520 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 50/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Thorpe Flats
5.9 mi · ▲ 520 ft · 2 hr 14 min
Elevation 5,157–5,396 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 5 Mile Pass Loop Trailhead · 40.23607, -112.16227
Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 84°F / low 59° · 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 SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 2.8 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 NW.
- 2.8 miSharp left, heading N.
- 150 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~18 min). Leave by 7:20 PM for the 7:57 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:28 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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