Bench Trail–Left Hand Fork Trail Loop, 4 sights
6.5 mi · ▲ 2,020 ft · 3 hr 11 min
Bench Trail–Left Hand Fork Trail Loop, 4 sights is a 6.5-mile loop near Angels Grove, UT. It climbs 2,020 ft, with sections as steep as 36% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 81/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Bench Trail–Left Hand Fork Trail Loop, 4 sights
6.5 mi · ▲ 2,020 ft · 3 hr 11 min
Elevation 5,445–6,712 ft
Loop
Trailhead: Bench Trail · 40.50049, -112.27794
Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 82°F / low 65° · precip 0% · wind 18 mph · sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:58 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.7 miBear right onto Bottom Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Connector Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading W.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Left Hand Fork Trail, heading W.
- 1.6 miBear right onto Ridge Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Muddy Trail, heading SE.
- 0.5 miSharp right, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Bottom Trail, heading SE.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Bench Trail, heading NE.
- 2 miThe loop closes 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 0.7 mi in (~30 min). Leave by 7:08 PM for the 7:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:29 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Bench Trail Trailhead
- Bottom Trail 1.9 mi · ▲ 493 ft
- Muddy Trail via Bottom Trail 2.9 mi · ▲ 909 ft
- Dark Trail & Left Hand Fork Trail 3.9 mi · ▲ 494 ft
- Bear Trap Pass–Bench Trail, 3 sights 4.1 mi · ▲ 1,274 ft
- Left Hand Fork Trail via Bottom Trail 4.3 mi · ▲ 1,270 ft
- Oakridge Dr & Upland 4.5 mi · ▲ 1,308 ft
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