Battle Creek Trail–Black Bear Trail, 8 sights
10.4 mi · ▲ 2,991 ft · 4 hr 58 min
Battle Creek Trail–Black Bear Trail, 8 sights is a 10.4-mile out-and-back in Mount Timpanogos Wilderness near Lindon, UT. It climbs 2,991 ft, with sections as steep as 30% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 57/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Battle Creek Trail–Black Bear Trail, 8 sights
10.4 mi · ▲ 2,991 ft · 4 hr 58 min
Elevation 6,019–8,350 ft
Out & Back · Mount Timpanogos Wilderness
Trailhead: Upper Dry Canyon Trailhead · 40.38598, -111.68185
Weather Sep 5: Clear, high 70°F / low 53° · precip 1% · wind 17 mph · sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:54 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Dry Canyon Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Battle Creek Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Dry Canyon Trail, heading SE.
- 2.5 miTurn left onto Little Baldy Trail, heading SE.
- 1 miTurn right onto Little Baldy Connector, heading E.
- 1.3 miTurn right onto Black Bear Trail, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Lament Trail, heading SW.
- 0.7 miBear left onto Dry Canyon Trail, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Curley Springs Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 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.
- 2 miContinue straight onto Battle Creek Trail, heading NE.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto Dry Canyon Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Battle Creek Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Dry Canyon Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 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 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 7:32 PM for the 7:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:12 PM — 9 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Upper Dry Canyon Trailhead Trailhead
- Grove Creek Spring–Aspen Patch Road, 3 sights 1.2 mi · ▲ 212 ft
- Battle Creek Falls & Battle Creek Trail 4.5 mi · ▲ 1,943 ft
- Battle Creek Debris Basin Dam–Old Power Plant Reservoir, 4 sights 5 mi · ▲ 2,476 ft
- Dry Canyon Trail 5.1 mi · ▲ 1,230 ft
- Brush Mountain–Battle Creek Trail, 3 sights 5.2 mi · ▲ 1,769 ft
- Baldy Bench Trail–Battle Creek Trail, 3 sights 5.7 mi · ▲ 2,176 ft
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