Bench Road

3.9 mi · ▲ 432 ft · 1 hr 31 min

Bench Road is a 3.9-mile out-and-back near Cedar Hills, UT. It climbs 432 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,095 – 5,256 ft · steepest grade: 22%4.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Cedar Hills Parkway 40.42131, -111.75211
Nearest town Cedar Hills, UT

Directions

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Bench Road

3.9 mi · ▲ 432 ft · 1 hr 31 min

Elevation 5,096–5,257 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

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

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Trail surface

21% gravel13% paved6% dirt60% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:58 AMSunset 7:56 PM

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

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 626 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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