Baldy Bench Trail–Curley Springs Trail, 3 sights
7.7 mi · ▲ 2,231 ft · 3 hr 41 min
Baldy Bench Trail–Curley Springs Trail, 3 sights is a 7.7-mile out-and-back near Olmstead, UT. It climbs 2,231 ft, with sections as steep as 36% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 26/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Baldy Bench Trail–Curley Springs Trail, 3 sights
7.7 mi · ▲ 2,231 ft · 3 hr 41 min
Elevation 5,132–7,234 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Bonneville Shoreline Trail · 40.32547, -111.67109
Weather Sep 5: Clear, high 86°F / low 64° · precip 1% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:56 PM
Transit-accessible: 1600 N @ 695 E stop 719 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Bonneville Shoreline Trail, heading NW.
- 1.2 miBear right, heading NW.
- 500 ftSharp right onto Dry Canyon Trail, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Curley Springs Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Curley Springs Upper Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Curley Springs Trail, heading W.
- 1.2 miSharp right onto Baldy Bench Trail, heading NW.
- 0.5 miReach Curley Springs Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miSharp left onto Curley Springs Trail, heading SW.
- 1.2 miContinue straight onto Curley Springs Upper Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Curley Springs Trail, heading SE.
- 300 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Dry Canyon Trail, heading SE.
- 0.5 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 500 ftBear left onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.5 miSharp right, heading S.
- 0.1 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 right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:35 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:56 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:23 PM.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: 1600 N @ 695 E stop 719 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Bonneville Shoreline Trail Trailhead
- Bonneville Shoreline Trail 3.5 mi · ▲ 1,046 ft
- Bonneville Shoreline Trail 3.7 mi · ▲ 1,042 ft
- Bonneville Shoreline Trail 3.9 mi · ▲ 1,038 ft
- Dry Canyon Trail 4.1 mi · ▲ 1,339 ft
- Dry Canyon Trail 4.3 mi · ▲ 1,335 ft
- Curley Springs Trail 4.4 mi · ▲ 1,207 ft
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