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.
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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
- Start on Dry Canyon Trail, heading NW.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Dry Canyon Cutoff #2 Trail, heading NE.
- 2.7 miBear right onto Dry Canyon Cutoff #1 Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 1.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.5 miReach Alvord Overlook, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading N.
- 1.7 miBear left onto Dry Canyon Cutoff #2 Trail, heading N.
- 2.6 miContinue straight onto Dry Canyon Trail, heading SW.
- 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.
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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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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Point 7523–Dry Canyon Cutoff #1 Trail Loop, 4 sights 15.2 mi · ▲ 3,077 ft
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