Bear Trap Pass–Bench Trail, 4 sights
16.1 mi · ▲ 7,716 ft · 9 hr 13 min
Bear Trap Pass–Bench Trail, 4 sights is a 16.1-mile out-and-back near Angels Grove, UT. The route reaches Bear Trap Pass. It climbs 7,716 ft, with sections as steep as 53% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 82/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Bear Trap Pass–Bench Trail, 4 sights
16.1 mi · ▲ 7,716 ft · 9 hr 13 min
Elevation 5,715–10,321 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
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.7 miBear right onto Bottom Trail, heading SE.
- 1.4 miTurn right onto Bench Trail, heading SE.
- 100 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftPass Bear Trap Pass.
- 4.7 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 1.1 miBear left onto White Pine Canyon Road, heading NW.
- 0.3 miReach Bear Trap Pass, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading SE.
- 1.1 miSharp right, heading S.
- 4.7 miBear right onto Bench Trail, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Bottom Trail, heading W.
- 1.4 miBear left, heading N.
- 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.3 mi in (~100 min). Leave by 5:58 PM for the 7:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:08 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Bench Trail Trailhead
- Bottom Trail 1.9 mi · ▲ 493 ft
- Muddy Trail via Bottom Trail 2.9 mi · ▲ 909 ft
- Dark Trail & Left Hand Fork Trail 3.9 mi · ▲ 494 ft
- Bear Trap Pass–Bench Trail, 3 sights 4.1 mi · ▲ 1,274 ft
- Left Hand Fork Trail via Bottom Trail 4.3 mi · ▲ 1,270 ft
- Oakridge Dr & Upland 4.5 mi · ▲ 1,308 ft
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