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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.

Elevation

0 mi5,223 – 5,499 ft10.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: 5 Mile Pass Loop Trailhead 40.23607, -112.16227
Nearest town Fairfield, UT
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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: 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. 1.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  3. 0.7 miBear right, heading SW.
  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. 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.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/thorpe-flats-out-back-17-km-e560

Trail surface

35% dirt12% gravel53% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:00 AMSunset 7:57 PM

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.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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