Thorpe Flats

11.5 mi · ▲ 857 ft · 4 hr 16 min

Thorpe Flats is an 11.5-mile out-and-back near Topliff, UT. It climbs 857 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 52/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi5,158 – 5,545 ft11.8 mi

Getting there

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

Directions

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Thorpe Flats

11.5 mi · ▲ 857 ft · 4 hr 16 min

Elevation 5,157–5,546 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. 2.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  4. 100 ftSharp right, heading N.
  5. 0.5 miBear right, heading N.
  6. 0.9 miTurn right onto Thorpe Flats, heading E.
  7. 2 miBear right, heading S.
  8. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  9. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  10. 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
  11. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  12. 2 miTurn left, heading W.
  13. 0.9 miBear left, heading SW.
  14. 0.5 miSharp left, heading W.
  15. 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
  16. 2.2 miSharp right, heading W.
  17. 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

81% dirt19% 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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