Thorpe Flats
10.4 mi · ▲ 599 ft · 3 hr 46 min
Thorpe Flats is a 10.4-mile out-and-back near Fairfield, UT. It climbs 599 ft. It scores 25/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Thorpe Flats
10.4 mi · ▲ 599 ft · 3 hr 46 min
Elevation 5,225–5,501 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 S.
- 1.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.7 miBear right, heading SW.
- 3.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 3.4 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 1.1 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~28 min). Leave by 7:09 PM for the 7:57 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:35 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from 5 Mile Pass Loop Trailhead Trailhead
- Thorpe Flats 4.7 mi · ▲ 315 ft
- Thorpe Flats 4.7 mi · ▲ 373 ft
- Jairus Road Loop 5.3 mi · ▲ 245 ft
- Thorpe Flats 5.9 mi · ▲ 520 ft
- Thorpe Flats 10.4 mi · ▲ 599 ft
- Origin Road & Poker Knoll Road via Ten Mile Pass Road 12.3 mi · ▲ 403 ft
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