Baldy Bench Trail–Curley Springs Trail, 3 sights
5.2 mi · ▲ 1,745 ft · 2 hr 36 min
Baldy Bench Trail–Curley Springs Trail, 3 sights is a 5.2-mile out-and-back near Olmstead, UT. It climbs 1,745 ft, with sections as steep as 31% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 38/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Baldy Bench Trail–Curley Springs Trail, 3 sights
5.2 mi · ▲ 1,745 ft · 2 hr 36 min
Elevation 5,431–7,234 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Bonneville Shoreline Trail · 40.34211, -111.67730
Weather Sep 5: Clear, high 82°F / low 63° · precip 1% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:56 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Dry Canyon Drive, heading S.
- 100 ftSharp left onto Dry Canyon Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 500 ftSharp right onto Dry Canyon Trail, heading N.
- 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 SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Curley Springs Trail, heading SW.
- 1.2 miSharp right onto Baldy Bench Trail, heading N.
- 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 S.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Dry Canyon Trail, heading SE.
- 0.5 miSharp left, heading S.
- 500 ftSharp right onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Dry Canyon Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Dry Canyon Drive, heading W.
- 50 ftArrive 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 7:31 PM for the 7:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:15 PM — 9 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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