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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  3. 3.3 miSharp left, heading W.
  4. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
  5. 1 miTurn right, heading E.
  6. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  7. 1.3 miTurn right onto Winter Solstice Road, heading NW.
  8. 0.4 miReach Winter Solstice Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
  10. 1.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
  11. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  12. 1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  13. 0.3 miSharp right, heading SW.
  14. 3.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  15. 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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