Bench Road
2.6 mi · ▲ 284 ft · 1 hr 1 min
Bench Road is a 2.6-mile out-and-back near Cedar Hills, UT. It climbs 284 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Bench Road
2.6 mi · ▲ 284 ft · 1 hr 1 min
Elevation 5,088–5,257 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Cedar Hills Parkway · 40.42131, -111.75211
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:56 PM
Transit-accessible: stop 626 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Cedar Hills Parkway, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 400 ftBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Bench Road, heading S.
- 500 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.4 miReach Bench Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Cedar Hills Parkway, heading N.
- 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.
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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 7:33 PM for the 7:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:14 PM — 10 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: stop 626 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Cedar Hills Parkway Trailhead
- Mahogany Northwest Ridge Loop 2.8 mi · ▲ 1,193 ft
- Cedar Hills Parkway 3.2 mi · ▲ 457 ft
- Cedar Hills Parkway 3.4 mi · ▲ 674 ft
- Cedar Hills Parkway 3.6 mi · ▲ 432 ft
- Bench Road 3.9 mi · ▲ 432 ft
- Hard Rock & Molly's Trail 4.2 mi · ▲ 513 ft
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