Winter Solstice Road
13.6 mi · ▲ 546 ft · 4 hr 48 min
Winter Solstice Road is a 13.6-mile out-and-back near Topliff, UT. It climbs 546 ft. It scores 48/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi5,059 – 5,614 ft13.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 40.21506, -112.25414
Nearest town Topliff, UT
Directions
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Winter Solstice Road
13.6 mi · ▲ 546 ft · 4 hr 48 min
Elevation 5,060–5,614 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 40.21506, -112.25414
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:58 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 3.3 miSharp left, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 1.3 miTurn right onto Winter Solstice Road, heading NW.
- 0.4 miReach Winter Solstice Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 1.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 1 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 3.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 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 surface
18% dirt82% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 7:00 AMSunset 7:58 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.3 mi in (~59 min). Leave by 6:39 PM for the 7:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:09 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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