Bear Trap Pass–Bench Trail, 3 sights
4.9 mi · ▲ 1,683 ft · 2 hr 28 min
Bear Trap Pass–Bench Trail, 3 sights is a 4.9-mile out-and-back near Angels Grove, UT. The route reaches Bear Trap Pass. It climbs 1,683 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 90/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi6,080 – 7,005 ft · steepest grade: 21%5.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 40.46986, -112.26281
Nearest town Angels Grove, UT
Directions
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Bear Trap Pass–Bench Trail, 3 sights
4.9 mi · ▲ 1,683 ft · 2 hr 28 min
Elevation 6,080–7,006 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 40.46986, -112.26281
Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 79°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 19 mph · sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:58 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.4 miPass Bear Trap Pass.
- 100 ftBear right onto Bench Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Bottom Trail, heading N.
- 0.9 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miReach Bear Trap Pass, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.2 miTurn right onto Bench Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.9 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
100% dirt
Weather
ClearTemperature 79°F63°
Precip0%Wind19 mphUV7Humidity19%
Rained 0.2″ 4 days ago (0.4″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 7:00 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:58 PM
Sat
79°61°
Sun
72°55°
32%
Mon
65°53°
47%
Tue
75°51°
Wed
82°60°
Thu
76°58°
23%
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