Bench Road
3.1 mi · ▲ 868 ft · 1 hr 28 min
Bench Road is a 3.1-mile out-and-back near Pleasant Grove, UT. It climbs 868 ft, with sections as steep as 31% grade. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Bench Road
3.1 mi · ▲ 868 ft · 1 hr 28 min
Elevation 5,098–5,807 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Bench Road · 40.39366, -111.73580
Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 85°F / low 67° · precip 1% · wind 12 mph · sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:56 PM
- Start on Bench Road, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
- 500 ftBear right, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 100 ftBear right, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 400 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 250 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.5 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 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 7:35 PM for the 7:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:12 PM — 12 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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