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
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 2.2 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.7 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.9 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto Thorpe Flats, heading NE.
- 2 miBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading E.
- 2.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 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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