Mount Timpanogos Wilderness

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.

Elevation

0 mi6,017 – 8,350 ft · steepest grade: 30%10.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Upper Dry Canyon Trailhead 40.38598, -111.68185
Nearest town Lindon, UT

Directions

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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

  1. Start on Dry Canyon Trail, heading E.
  2. 0.4 miTurn right onto Battle Creek Trail, heading SE.
  3. 50 ftBear left onto Dry Canyon Trail, heading SE.
  4. 2.5 miTurn left onto Little Baldy Trail, heading SE.
  5. 1 miTurn right onto Little Baldy Connector, heading E.
  6. 1.3 miTurn right onto Black Bear Trail, heading S.
  7. 0.6 miTurn right onto Lament Trail, heading SW.
  8. 0.7 miBear left onto Dry Canyon Trail, heading W.
  9. 150 ftTurn right onto Curley Springs Trail, heading W.
  10. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  11. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
  12. 0.1 miBear left onto Curley Springs Upper Trail, heading SW.
  13. 50 ftContinue straight onto Curley Springs Trail, heading SW.
  14. 2 miContinue straight onto Battle Creek Trail, heading NE.
  15. 0.9 miTurn left onto Dry Canyon Trail, heading NE.
  16. 0.3 miBear right onto Battle Creek Trail, heading E.
  17. 50 ftTurn left onto Dry Canyon Trail, heading E.
  18. 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.

Trail surface

86% dirt14% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 70°F53°
Precip1%Wind17 mphUV7Humidity34%
Rained 0.6″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperature
70°50°
Sunrise 6:59 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:54 PM
Sun 65°47° 54%
Mon 62°46° 54%
Tue 70°48°
Wed 75°55°
Thu 74°57° 20%
Fri 77°56° 19%

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

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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