Twelve Mile Pass Road

15.8 mi · ▲ 381 ft · 5 hr 27 min

Twelve Mile Pass Road is a 15.8-mile out-and-back near Topliff, UT. It climbs 381 ft. It scores 83/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi5,095 – 5,328 ft15.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.18143, -112.20548
Nearest town Topliff, UT

Directions

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Twelve Mile Pass Road

15.8 mi · ▲ 381 ft · 5 hr 27 min

Elevation 5,095–5,328 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.18143, -112.20548

Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 85°F / low 58° · precip 0% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:58 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.8 miSharp left, heading SE.
  3. 4.7 miBear right, heading SE.
  4. 100 ftBear left, heading SE.
  5. 0.7 miTurn right, heading SE.
  6. 0.8 miBear left, heading E.
  7. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Twelve Mile Pass Road, heading E.
  8. 0.5 miReach Twelve Mile Pass Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.8 miBear right, heading NW.
  10. 0.8 miTurn left, heading W.
  11. 0.7 miBear right, heading NW.
  12. 100 ftBear left, heading NW.
  13. 4.7 miSharp right, heading NW.
  14. 0.8 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Weather

ClearTemperature 85°F58°
Precip0%Wind8 mphUV7Humidity19%
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°59°
Sun 76°59° 33%
Mon 73°57° 33%
Tue 80°53°
Wed 88°58°
Thu 85°63° 21%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:38 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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