Alvord Overlook–Dry Canyon Cutoff #1 Trail, 4 sights
12.8 mi · ▲ 2,274 ft · 5 hr 24 min
Alvord Overlook–Dry Canyon Cutoff #1 Trail, 4 sights is a 12.8-mile out-and-back near Patrick Place, UT. The route reaches Alvord Overlook. It climbs 2,274 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 95/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Alvord Overlook–Dry Canyon Cutoff #1 Trail, 4 sights
12.8 mi · ▲ 2,274 ft · 5 hr 24 min
Elevation 6,077–7,662 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Wardsworth Trailhead · 40.19552, -111.39195
Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 80°F / low 55° · precip 1% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:57 AM · sunset 7:54 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Wardsworth Canyon Trail, heading E.
- 1.5 miTurn left onto Dry Canyon Cutoff #1 Trail, heading N.
- 1.5 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.5 miReach Alvord Overlook, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.2 miBear left, heading NW.
- 250 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 1 miSharp right onto Dry Canyon Cutoff #2 Trail, heading N.
- 2.1 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Wardsworth Canyon Trail, heading SE.
- 3.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.6 mi in (~155 min). Leave by 4:59 PM for the 7:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:02 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Wardsworth Trailhead Trailhead
- Wardsworth Canyon Trail 3 mi · ▲ 338 ft
- Point 7523–Dry Canyon Cutoff #1 Trail, 3 sights 8.2 mi · ▲ 1,556 ft
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