Alvord Overlook–Dry Canyon Cutoff #2 Trail, 3 sights

10.7 mi · ▲ 1,851 ft · 4 hr 30 min

Alvord Overlook–Dry Canyon Cutoff #2 Trail, 3 sights is a 10.7-mile out-and-back near Patrick Place, UT. The route reaches Alvord Overlook at the turnaround, 5.4 miles in. It climbs 1,851 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 95/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi5,745 – 7,540 ft · steepest grade: 24%10.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Dry Canyon Trail 40.20047, -111.41783
Nearest town Patrick Place, UT

Directions

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Alvord Overlook–Dry Canyon Cutoff #2 Trail, 3 sights

10.7 mi · ▲ 1,851 ft · 4 hr 30 min

Elevation 5,745–7,540 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Dry Canyon Trail · 40.20047, -111.41783

Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 81°F / low 56° · precip 1% · wind 13 mph · sunrise 6:57 AM · sunset 7:54 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Dry Canyon Trail, heading NW.
  2. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Dry Canyon Cutoff #2 Trail, heading NE.
  3. 2.7 miBear right onto Dry Canyon Cutoff #1 Trail, heading SE.
  4. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
  5. 1.2 miBear right, heading S.
  6. 0.5 miReach Alvord Overlook, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.5 miBear left, heading N.
  8. 1.7 miBear left onto Dry Canyon Cutoff #2 Trail, heading N.
  9. 2.6 miContinue straight onto Dry Canyon Trail, heading SW.
  10. 0.6 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

78% dirt22% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 81°F56°
Precip1%Wind13 mphUV7Humidity21%
Rained 0.1″ 4 days ago (0.3″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
85°55°
Sunrise 6:57 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:54 PM
Sat 81°58°
Sun 76°56° 57%
Mon 69°52° 57%
Tue 76°50°
Wed 82°58°
Thu 83°59° 26%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 5.3 mi in (~183 min). Leave by 4:31 PM for the 7:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:20 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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