Battle Creek Debris Basin Dam & Old Power Plant Reservoir via G Monument Trail
1.9 mi · ▲ 1,776 ft · 1 hr 31 min
Battle Creek Debris Basin Dam & Old Power Plant Reservoir via G Monument Trail is a 1.9-mile out-and-back near Lindon, UT. The route passes Battle Creek Debris Basin Dam before reaching Old Power Plant Reservoir at the turnaround, 1 miles in. It climbs 1,776 ft, with sections as steep as 56% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 38/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Battle Creek Debris Basin Dam & Old Power Plant Reservoir via G Monument Trail
1.9 mi · ▲ 1,776 ft · 1 hr 31 min
Elevation 5,246–6,993 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 40.36211, -111.69909
Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 85°F / low 68° · precip 1% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:56 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 50 ftPass Battle Creek Debris Basin Dam.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Battle Creek Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn right onto G Monument Trail, heading NW.
- 350 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.8 miPass Old Power Plant Reservoir.
- 100 ftReach Battle Creek Debris Basin Dam, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading S.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Battle Creek Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 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 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
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Battle Creek Debris Basin Dam & Bonneville Shoreline Trail 1 mi · ▲ 373 ft
- Grove Creek Falls–Battle Creek Debris Basin Dam, 3 lakes 3.1 mi · ▲ 1,325 ft
- Curly Springs–Brook Hollow, 3 sights 3.5 mi · ▲ 1,041 ft
- Thunderdome Viewpoint–Battle Creek Debris Basin Dam, 7 sights 4.9 mi · ▲ 1,639 ft
- Battle Creek Debris Basin Dam–Grove Creek Debris Basin Reservoir, 6 sights 9.1 mi · ▲ 1,088 ft
- Brook Hollow–Battle Creek Debris Basin Dam, 9 sights 15.7 mi · ▲ 1,980 ft
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