Bench Road–Cowley's Curse, 3 sights
4.1 mi · ▲ 479 ft · 1 hr 36 min
Bench Road–Cowley's Curse, 3 sights is a 4.1-mile out-and-back near Pleasant Grove, UT. It climbs 479 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Bench Road–Cowley's Curse, 3 sights
4.1 mi · ▲ 479 ft · 1 hr 36 min
Elevation 5,005–5,214 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Bonneville Shoreline Trail · 40.37519, -111.71101
Weather Sep 5: Clear, high 85°F / low 68° · precip 1% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:54 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Bonneville Shoreline Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Bench Road, heading S.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Fault Line, heading NW.
- 250 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Cowley's Curse, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 150 ftBear right, heading W.
- 100 ftBear right onto Viking Run, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right onto Cowley's Curse, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Tufa, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Cowley's Curse, heading NW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Bench Road, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right onto Cowley's Curse, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right onto Bench Road, heading N.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Molly's Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Bench Road, heading W.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Molly's Trail, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Bench Road, heading N.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Molly's Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Bench Road, heading NW.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Molly's Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Bench Road, heading N.
- 0.7 miReach Cowley's Curse, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Molly's Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Bench Road, heading NW.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Molly's Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Bench Road, heading SE.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Molly's Trail, heading SE.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Bench Road, heading S.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Molly's Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Bench Road, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Cowley's Curse, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Bench Road, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Cowley's Curse, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Tufa, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Cowley's Curse, heading SE.
- 150 ftBear left onto Viking Run, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left onto Cowley's Curse, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Fault Line, heading SE.
- 250 ftBear left, heading S.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Bench Road, heading E.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading S.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftArrive 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 right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:34 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:54 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:22 PM.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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