AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Thorpe Flats

4.2 mi · ▲ 164 ft · 1 hr 29 min

Thorpe Flats is a 4.2-mile out-and-back near Topliff, UT. It is mostly level, with 164 ft of elevation gain. It scores 21/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,246 – 5,417 ft4.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.23076, -112.18428
Nearest town Topliff, UT
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Thorpe Flats

4.2 mi · ▲ 164 ft · 1 hr 29 min

Elevation 5,247–5,418 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.23076, -112.18428

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:57 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  3. 0.9 miSharp left, heading NE.
  4. 0.6 miTurn left, heading NE.
  5. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Thorpe Flats, heading N.
  6. 0.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  7. 500 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  8. 1.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  9. 0.1 miSharp right, heading SW.
  10. 0.1 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-7-km-fcff

Trail surface

19% dirt18% gravel63% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:00 AMSunset 7:57 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~4 min). Leave by 7:33 PM for the 7:57 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:17 PM — 9 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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