Thorpe Flats

8.6 mi · ▲ 480 ft · 3 hr 6 min

Thorpe Flats is an 8.6-mile out-and-back near Topliff, UT. It climbs 480 ft. It scores 40/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi5,217 – 5,545 ft8.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.22354, -112.20895
Nearest town Topliff, UT

Directions

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Thorpe Flats

8.6 mi · ▲ 480 ft · 3 hr 6 min

Elevation 5,217–5,546 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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
  3. 1.7 miBear left, heading NE.
  4. 0.7 miTurn left, heading NE.
  5. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Thorpe Flats, heading NE.
  6. 0.7 miReach Thorpe Flats, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 500 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  8. 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
  9. 1.8 miBear left, heading S.
  10. 0.5 miSharp left, heading W.
  11. 100 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  12. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  13. 500 ftBear right, heading NW.
  14. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  15. 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
  16. 0.7 miTurn right, heading SW.
  17. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  18. 1.1 miSharp right, heading W.
  19. 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 surface

59% dirt10% gravel31% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 84°F58°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity20%
Rained 0.1″ 6 days ago
Hourly temperature
85°55°
Sunrise 7:00 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:58 PM
Sat 85°58°
Sun 77°59° 33%
Mon 73°54° 33%
Tue 79°54°
Wed 87°59°
Thu 82°62° 20%

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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