Battle Creek Debris Basin Dam–Old Power Plant Reservoir, 6 sights
6.2 mi · ▲ 2,717 ft · 3 hr 26 min
Battle Creek Debris Basin Dam–Old Power Plant Reservoir, 6 sights is a 6.2-mile out-and-back near Pleasant Grove, UT. The route passes Grove Creek Debris Basin Reservoir, Battle Creek Debris Basin Dam and Old Power Plant Reservoir. It climbs 2,717 ft, with sections as steep as 52% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 43/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Battle Creek Debris Basin Dam–Old Power Plant Reservoir, 6 sights
6.2 mi · ▲ 2,717 ft · 3 hr 26 min
Elevation 5,116–7,646 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Bonneville Shoreline Trail · 40.37519, -111.71101
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 · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Grove Creek Trail, heading W.
- 250 ftPass Grove Creek Debris Basin Reservoir.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 100 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 100 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miPass Battle Creek Debris Basin Dam.
- 400 ftContinue straight onto G Monument Trail, heading SE.
- 500 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.8 miPass Old Power Plant Reservoir.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Old Reservoir Trail, heading NE.
- 1.4 miContinue straight onto Indian Trail Road, heading NE.
- 250 ftBear left onto Aspen Patch Road, heading NE.
- 50 ftReach Battle Creek Debris Basin Dam, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftBear right onto Indian Trail Road, heading NE.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Old Reservoir Trail, heading NE.
- 1.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.9 miBear left onto G Monument Trail, heading S.
- 500 ftContinue straight onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail, heading S.
- 350 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
- 250 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Grove Creek Trail, 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 7:36 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 8:24 PM.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Bonneville Shoreline Trail Trailhead
- Grove Creek Debris Basin Reservoir–Bench Road, 4 sights 3.9 mi · ▲ 322 ft
- Bench Road–Cowley's Curse, 3 sights 4.1 mi · ▲ 479 ft
- Bench Road–Cowley's Curse, 3 sights 5 mi · ▲ 700 ft
- Lower Pond–Cowley's Curse, 5 sights 12 mi · ▲ 746 ft
- Grove Creek Debris Basin Reservoir–Lower Pond, 6 sights 12 mi · ▲ 600 ft
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