Baldy Bench Trail–Battle Creek Trail, 3 sights
5.7 mi · ▲ 2,176 ft · 2 hr 59 min
Baldy Bench Trail–Battle Creek Trail, 3 sights is a 5.7-mile out-and-back near Lindon, UT. It climbs 2,176 ft, with sections as steep as 38% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 61/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Baldy Bench Trail–Battle Creek Trail, 3 sights
5.7 mi · ▲ 2,176 ft · 2 hr 59 min
Elevation 6,301–7,568 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Upper Dry Canyon Trailhead · 40.38598, -111.68185
Weather Sep 4: Partly cloudy, high 70°F / low 53° · precip 1% · wind 18 mph · sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:56 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Dry Canyon Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Battle Creek Trail, heading S.
- 1.2 miContinue straight onto Curley Springs Trail, heading SW.
- 0.8 miBear left onto Baldy Bench Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miReach Battle Creek Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miBear right onto Curley Springs Trail, heading W.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Battle Creek Trail, heading N.
- 1.2 miTurn left onto Dry Canyon Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 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 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 7:34 PM for the 7:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:14 PM — 9 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Upper Dry Canyon Trailhead Trailhead
- Grove Creek Spring–Aspen Patch Road, 3 sights 1.2 mi · ▲ 212 ft
- Battle Creek Falls & Battle Creek Trail 4.5 mi · ▲ 1,943 ft
- Battle Creek Debris Basin Dam–Old Power Plant Reservoir, 4 sights 5 mi · ▲ 2,476 ft
- Dry Canyon Trail 5.1 mi · ▲ 1,230 ft
- Brush Mountain–Battle Creek Trail, 3 sights 5.2 mi · ▲ 1,769 ft
- Grove Creek Spring–Battle Creek Debris Basin Dam Loop, 9 sights 6.5 mi · ▲ 2,612 ft
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