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.

Elevation

0 mi5,099 – 5,807 ft · steepest grade: 31%4.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Bench Road 40.39366, -111.73580
Nearest town Pleasant Grove, UT

Directions

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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

  1. Start on Bench Road, heading NW.
  2. 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
  3. 500 ftBear right, heading N.
  4. 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
  5. 0.2 miSharp left, heading N.
  6. 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
  7. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  8. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  9. 400 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  10. 100 ftBear right, heading N.
  11. 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
  12. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  13. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  14. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  15. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  16. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  17. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  18. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  19. 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
  20. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  21. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  22. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  23. 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  24. 400 ftBear right, heading SW.
  25. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  26. 0.3 miSharp left, heading SW.
  27. 50 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  28. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  29. 250 ftBear left, heading SE.
  30. 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

23% gravel8% dirt69% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 85°F67°
Feels like79°Precip1%Wind12 mphUV7Humidity20%
Rained 0.6″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperature
85°65°
Sunrise 6:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:56 PM
Sat 85°67°
Sun 75°59° 48%
Mon 72°57° 55%
Tue 79°57°
Wed 87°62°
Thu 83°65° 23%

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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