AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Thorpe Flats

9.8 mi · ▲ 567 ft · 3 hr 33 min

Thorpe Flats is a 9.8-mile out-and-back near Fairfield, UT. It climbs 567 ft. It scores 27/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi5,223 – 5,499 ft9.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Thorpe Flats 40.23168, -112.16389
Nearest town Fairfield, UT
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Thorpe Flats

9.8 mi · ▲ 567 ft · 3 hr 33 min

Elevation 5,225–5,501 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

  1. Start on Thorpe Flats, heading S.
  2. 0.9 miTurn right, heading W.
  3. 0.7 miBear right, heading W.
  4. 3.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  5. 3.4 miBear left, heading E.
  6. 0.7 miTurn left, heading NE.
  7. 0.8 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-d9cb

Trail surface

37% dirt7% gravel56% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 84°F58°
Feels like80°Precip0%Wind17 mphUV7Humidity18%
Rained 0.1″ 4 days ago (0.3″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
85°55°
Sunrise 7:00 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:57 PM
Sat 84°60°
Sun 76°57° 36%
Mon 72°54° 36%
Tue 79°53°
Wed 87°58°
Thu 83°62° 22%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~19 min). Leave by 7:18 PM for the 7:57 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:28 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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