Thorpe Flats

15.5 mi · ▲ 1,000 ft · 5 hr 40 min

Thorpe Flats is a 15.5-mile out-and-back near Fairfield, UT. It climbs 1,000 ft. It scores 73/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi4,849 – 5,545 ft15.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.19757, -112.09485
Nearest town Fairfield, UT

Directions

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Thorpe Flats

15.5 mi · ▲ 1,000 ft · 5 hr 40 min

Elevation 4,849–5,546 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.19757, -112.09485

Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 87°F / low 56° · precip 0% · wind 13 mph · sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:57 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.7 miTurn left, heading N.
  3. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  4. 2.2 miBear right, heading NW.
  5. 0.7 miBear right, heading NW.
  6. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
  7. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  8. 2 miTurn left, heading W.
  9. 0.9 miBear left, heading SW.
  10. 0.6 miTurn left, heading S.
  11. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  12. 350 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  13. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  14. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  15. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  16. 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
  17. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  18. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  19. 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
  20. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  21. 0.6 miBear right, heading E.
  22. 0.9 miTurn right onto Thorpe Flats, heading NE.
  23. 2 miBear right, heading SE.
  24. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  25. 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
  26. 0.7 miBear left, heading E.
  27. 2.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  28. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  29. 0.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

32% dirt68% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 87°F56°
Precip0%Wind13 mphUV7Humidity19%
Rained 0.1″ 4 days ago (0.2″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
90°55°
Sunrise 7:00 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:57 PM
Sat 87°59°
Sun 79°58° 36%
Mon 73°56° 36%
Tue 80°55°
Wed 88°59°
Thu 84°63° 21%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 6.6 mi in (~181 min). Leave by 4:36 PM for the 7:57 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:56 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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