AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Bench Road

3.5 mi · ▲ 542 ft · 1 hr 26 min

Bench Road is a 3.5-mile out-and-back near Cedar Hills, UT. It climbs 542 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,099 – 5,394 ft · steepest grade: 18%4.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.42304, -111.74757
Nearest town Cedar Hills, UT
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Bench Road

3.5 mi · ▲ 542 ft · 1 hr 26 min

Elevation 5,098–5,395 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.42304, -111.74757

Weather Sep 5: Clear, high 85°F / low 67° · precip 1% · wind 12 mph · sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:56 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 350 ftBear right, heading S.
  3. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  4. 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
  5. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  6. 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
  7. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  8. 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  9. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  10. 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
  11. 400 ftBear right, heading S.
  12. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  13. 0.3 miSharp left, heading SE.
  14. 50 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  15. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  16. 250 ftBear left, heading SE.
  17. 500 ftTurn left onto Bench Road, heading S.
  18. 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  19. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
  20. 500 ftBear right, heading SE.
  21. 250 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  22. 0.2 miSharp left, heading NW.
  23. 50 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  24. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
  25. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  26. 400 ftTurn right, heading N.
  27. 100 ftBear right, heading N.
  28. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  29. 100 ftBear left, heading N.
  30. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  31. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
  32. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  33. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  34. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  35. 250 ftArrive 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-out-back-6-km-95c2

Trail surface

15% gravel6% dirt79% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 85°F67°
Precip1%Wind12 mphUV7Humidity22%
Rained 0.5″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperature
85°65°
Sunrise 6:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:56 PM
Sun 77°58° 48%
Mon 71°55° 48%
Tue 80°57°
Wed 85°64°
Thu 83°68° 20%
Fri 88°67° 19%

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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