AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Thorpe Flats

10.1 mi · ▲ 405 ft · 3 hr 34 min

Thorpe Flats is a 10.1-mile out-and-back near Topliff, UT. It climbs 405 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 39/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi5,187 – 5,417 ft10.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.22212, -112.21711
Nearest town Topliff, UT
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Thorpe Flats

10.1 mi · ▲ 405 ft · 3 hr 34 min

Elevation 5,186–5,418 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.22212, -112.21711

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 7:02 AM · sunset 7:54 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.6 miTurn right, heading E.
  3. 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
  4. 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
  5. 1.9 miBear left, heading NE.
  6. 0.7 miTurn left, heading NE.
  7. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Thorpe Flats, heading NE.
  8. 0.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  9. 1.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
  10. 0.7 miBear right, heading SW.
  11. 1.9 miTurn right, heading NW.
  12. 0.5 miBear left, heading NE.
  13. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  14. 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.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/thorpe-flats-out-back-16-km-0bf1

Trail surface

63% dirt15% gravel22% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:02 AMSunset 7:54 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:34 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:54 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:22 PM.

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