Bench Trail & Ridge Trail
4.5 mi · ▲ 1,580 ft · 2 hr 17 min
Bench Trail & Ridge Trail is a 4.5-mile out-and-back near Angels Grove, UT. It climbs 1,580 ft, with sections as steep as 27% grade. It scores 88/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Bench Trail & Ridge Trail
4.5 mi · ▲ 1,580 ft · 2 hr 17 min
Elevation 5,816–7,203 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 40.47924, -112.27627
Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 80°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 16 mph · sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:58 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.8 miBear right onto Ridge Trail, heading SE.
- 1.4 miSharp left onto Bench Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftReach Bench Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Ridge Trail, heading N.
- 1.4 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.8 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 1.3 mi in (~70 min). Leave by 6:28 PM for the 7:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:45 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Bear Trap Pass & Ridge Trail 4.5 mi · ▲ 1,552 ft
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