Alvord Overlook & Wardsworth Road
12.5 mi · ▲ 2,133 ft · 5 hr 14 min
Alvord Overlook & Wardsworth Road is a 12.5-mile out-and-back near Independence, UT. The route reaches Alvord Overlook at the turnaround, 6.2 miles in. It climbs 2,133 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade. It scores 96/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Alvord Overlook & Wardsworth Road
12.5 mi · ▲ 2,133 ft · 5 hr 14 min
Elevation 7,127–8,511 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Wardsworth Road · 40.26896, -111.33931
Weather Sep 4: Mostly clear, high 71°F / low 48° · precip 1% · wind 15 mph · sunrise 6:57 AM · sunset 7:54 PM
- Start on Wardsworth Road, heading S.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading S.
- 3.9 miSharp right onto Dry Canyon Cutoff #1 Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.5 miReach Alvord Overlook, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.7 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 3.9 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Wardsworth Road, heading N.
- 0.5 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 0.2 mi in (~5 min). Leave by 7:29 PM for the 7:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:13 PM — 9 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
More from Wardsworth Road Trailhead
- Point 7523 & Wardsworth Road 11.5 mi · ▲ 2,106 ft
- Dry Canyon Cutoff #1 Trail–Wardsworth Canyon Trail, 3 sights 14.1 mi · ▲ 2,684 ft
- Dry Canyon Trail–Soldier Bench Trail, 3 sights 14.5 mi · ▲ 3,461 ft
- Dry Canyon Cutoff #2 Trail & Wardsworth Road 15 mi · ▲ 3,046 ft
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