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Bench Road–Foothill Trail, 3 sights

6.1 mi · ▲ 383 ft · 2 hr 13 min

Bench Road–Foothill Trail, 3 sights is a 6.1-mile out-and-back near Lindon, UT. It climbs 383 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi4,830 – 5,141 ft7.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Murdock Canal Trail 40.36107, -111.71629
Nearest town Lindon, UT
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Bench Road–Foothill Trail, 3 sights

6.1 mi · ▲ 383 ft · 2 hr 13 min

Elevation 4,830–5,141 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Murdock Canal Trail · 40.36107, -111.71629

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:52 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Murdock Canal Trail, heading N.
  2. 1.5 miContinue straight onto Foothill Trail, heading N.
  3. 150 ftSharp left, heading N.
  4. 50 ftContinue straight onto Soft Rock, heading N.
  5. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  6. 350 ftTurn left onto Gambel, heading E.
  7. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  8. 150 ftContinue straight onto Cowley's Curse, heading E.
  9. 0.3 miBear right onto Bench Road, heading NW.
  10. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Molly's Trail, heading N.
  11. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Bench Road, heading W.
  12. 200 ftContinue straight onto Molly's Trail, heading W.
  13. 100 ftTurn right onto Bench Road, heading NW.
  14. 200 ftContinue straight onto Molly's Trail, heading N.
  15. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Bench Road, heading NW.
  16. 50 ftContinue straight onto Molly's Trail, heading N.
  17. 100 ftContinue straight onto Bench Road, heading N.
  18. 0.7 miReach Foothill Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  19. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Molly's Trail, heading SE.
  20. 50 ftContinue straight onto Bench Road, heading SE.
  21. 50 ftContinue straight onto Molly's Trail, heading SE.
  22. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Bench Road, heading SE.
  23. 250 ftTurn left onto Molly's Trail, heading SE.
  24. 100 ftContinue straight onto Bench Road, heading SE.
  25. 150 ftContinue straight onto Molly's Trail, heading SE.
  26. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Bench Road, heading SE.
  27. 0.1 miBear left onto Cowley's Curse, heading SE.
  28. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  29. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Gambel, heading S.
  30. 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
  31. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  32. 350 ftTurn right onto Soft Rock, heading SE.
  33. 50 ftSharp right onto Foothill Trail, heading S.
  34. 150 ftContinue straight onto Murdock Canal Trail, heading S.
  35. 1.2 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/bench-road-foothill-trail-out-back-3-sights-10-km-8075

Trail surface

45% paved28% gravel24% dirt3% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:00 AMSunset 7:52 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:32 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:52 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:20 PM.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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