Baldy Ridge Trail–Battle Creek Trail, 3 sights
12.4 mi · ▲ 5,555 ft · 6 hr 55 min
Baldy Ridge Trail–Battle Creek Trail, 3 sights is a 12.4-mile out-and-back in Mount Timpanogos Wilderness near Olmstead, UT. It climbs 5,555 ft, with sections as steep as 54% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 50/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Baldy Ridge Trail–Battle Creek Trail, 3 sights
12.4 mi · ▲ 5,555 ft · 6 hr 55 min
Elevation 5,132–8,758 ft
Out & Back · Mount Timpanogos Wilderness
Trailhead: Bonneville Shoreline Trail · 40.32547, -111.67109
Weather Sep 5: Clear, high 86°F / low 64° · precip 1% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:54 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.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Big Baldy Trail, heading N.
- 1.9 miBear left onto Dry Canyon Trail, heading NE.
- 1.9 miTurn left onto Battle Creek Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miReach Baldy Ridge Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Dry Canyon Trail, heading SE.
- 1.9 miBear right onto Big Baldy Trail, heading N.
- 1.9 miTurn right onto Dry Canyon Trail, heading SE.
- 0.8 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.5 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 350 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 right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:33 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:54 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:22 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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