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Bench Road–Hard Rock, 4 sights

2.5 mi · ▲ 325 ft · 1 hr

Bench Road–Hard Rock, 4 sights is a 2.5-mile out-and-back near Pleasant Grove, UT. It climbs 325 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi4,843 – 5,141 ft · steepest grade: 16%3.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.38885, -111.73547
Nearest town Pleasant Grove, UT
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Bench Road–Hard Rock, 4 sights

2.5 mi · ▲ 325 ft · 1 hr

Elevation 4,843–5,141 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.38885, -111.73547

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:56 PM

Transit-accessible: 100 E @ 2148 N stop 415 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.3 miSharp right onto The Pit Connector, heading NE.
  3. 250 ftBear right onto The Pit, heading SE.
  4. 150 ftContinue straight onto Hoof and Boot, heading S.
  5. 250 ftContinue straight onto The Pit, heading E.
  6. 50 ftTurn left onto Hoof and Boot, heading E.
  7. 150 ftTurn left onto Hard Rock, heading SE.
  8. 50 ftTurn left onto Molly's Trail, heading SE.
  9. 50 ftBear right onto Bench Road, heading E.
  10. 50 ftContinue straight onto Molly's Trail, heading E.
  11. 400 ftContinue straight onto Bench Road, heading SE.
  12. 50 ftContinue straight onto Molly's Trail, heading SE.
  13. 50 ftContinue straight onto Bench Road, heading SE.
  14. 0.7 miReach The Pit, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Molly's Trail, heading SE.
  16. 50 ftContinue straight onto Bench Road, heading SE.
  17. 50 ftContinue straight onto Molly's Trail, heading SE.
  18. 350 ftContinue straight onto Bench Road, heading SE.
  19. 50 ftBear left onto Molly's Trail, heading SE.
  20. 100 ftTurn right onto Hard Rock, heading SE.
  21. 50 ftTurn right onto Hoof and Boot, heading SE.
  22. 150 ftTurn right onto The Pit, heading SE.
  23. 50 ftContinue straight onto Hoof and Boot, heading SE.
  24. 250 ftContinue straight onto The Pit, heading SE.
  25. 150 ftBear left onto The Pit Connector, heading SE.
  26. 250 ftSharp left, heading SE.
  27. 0.2 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-hard-rock-out-back-4-sights-4-km-2dd1

Trail surface

65% gravel35% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:58 AMSunset 7:56 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:36 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:56 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:24 PM.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: 100 E @ 2148 N stop 415 m from the trailhead

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