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Bear Trap Pass–Bench Trail, 3 sights

4.1 mi · ▲ 1,274 ft · 2 hr

Bear Trap Pass–Bench Trail, 3 sights is a 4.1-mile out-and-back near Angels Grove, UT. The route reaches Bear Trap Pass at the turnaround, 2 miles in. It climbs 1,274 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 87/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi5,716 – 7,005 ft · steepest grade: 18%4.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Bench Trail 40.50049, -112.27794
Nearest town Angels Grove, UT
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Bear Trap Pass–Bench Trail, 3 sights

4.1 mi · ▲ 1,274 ft · 2 hr

Elevation 5,715–7,006 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Bench Trail · 40.50049, -112.27794

Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 82°F / low 65° · precip 0% · wind 18 mph · sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:58 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.7 miBear right onto Bottom Trail, heading SE.
  3. 1.4 miTurn right onto Bench Trail, heading SE.
  4. 100 ftBear left, heading SE.
  5. 100 ftReach Bear Trap Pass, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 150 ftTurn left onto Bottom Trail, heading SE.
  7. 1.4 miBear left, heading NW.
  8. 0.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/bear-trap-pass-bench-trail-out-back-3-sights-7-km

Trail surface

85% dirt15% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 82°F65°
Precip0%Wind18 mphUV7Humidity18%
Rained 0.1″ 4 days ago (0.3″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
85°65°
Sunrise 7:00 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:58 PM
Sat 82°63°
Sun 74°56° 29%
Mon 66°54° 46%
Tue 76°53°
Wed 83°61°
Thu 78°60° 23%

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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