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Ben's Berms Trail & Farmington Creek Trail

2.3 mi · ▲ 546 ft · 1 hr 2 min

Ben's Berms Trail & Farmington Creek Trail is a 2.3-mile out-and-back near Sunset Hills, UT. It climbs 546 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi4,515 – 4,790 ft · steepest grade: 23%3.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.98344, -111.87938
Nearest town Sunset Hills, UT
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Ben's Berms Trail & Farmington Creek Trail

2.3 mi · ▲ 546 ft · 1 hr 2 min

Elevation 4,514–4,791 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.98344, -111.87938

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:57 PM

Transit-accessible: 200 E @ 111 S stop 627 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
  3. 400 ftSharp left onto North Firebreak Road, heading N.
  4. 0.6 miBear right onto Black Sheep Trail, heading NW.
  5. 150 ftContinue straight onto Dirt Coaster Trail, heading NW.
  6. 100 ftBear left onto Ben's Berms Trail, heading N.
  7. 450 ftContinue straight onto Rusty Rotor Trail, heading NW.
  8. 150 ftContinue straight onto Ben's Berms Trail, heading NW.
  9. 50 ftContinue straight onto Hay Day Trail, heading NW.
  10. 50 ftContinue straight onto Crop Duster Trail, heading NW.
  11. 50 ftContinue straight onto Hay Day Trail, heading NW.
  12. 150 ftBear right onto Ben's Berms Trail, heading SW.
  13. 200 ftContinue straight onto The Collector Trail, heading SW.
  14. 50 ftContinue straight onto Ben's Berms Trail, heading SW.
  15. 50 ftContinue straight onto Farmington Creek Trail, heading SW.
  16. 0.1 miTurn right onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail, heading NW.
  17. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  18. 250 ftBear right onto Farmington Creek Trail, heading N.
  19. 200 ftReach Ben's Berms Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  20. 150 ftBear left, heading N.
  21. 250 ftBear right onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail, heading W.
  22. 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
  23. 50 ftContinue straight onto Farmington Creek Trail, heading W.
  24. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Ben's Berms Trail, heading N.
  25. 50 ftContinue straight onto The Collector Trail, heading N.
  26. 50 ftContinue straight onto Ben's Berms Trail, heading N.
  27. 200 ftBear left onto Hay Day Trail, heading N.
  28. 200 ftContinue straight onto Crop Duster Trail, heading E.
  29. 50 ftContinue straight onto Hay Day Trail, heading E.
  30. 50 ftContinue straight onto Ben's Berms Trail, heading NE.
  31. 100 ftContinue straight onto Rusty Rotor Trail, heading NE.
  32. 100 ftContinue straight onto Ben's Berms Trail, heading E.
  33. 450 ftBear right onto Dirt Coaster Trail, heading W.
  34. 150 ftContinue straight onto Black Sheep Trail, heading W.
  35. 150 ftBear left onto North Firebreak Road, heading W.
  36. 0.6 miSharp right, heading SE.
  37. 400 ftBear left, heading E.
  38. 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/bens-berms-trail-farmington-creek-trail-out-back-4-km

Trail surface

90% dirt10% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:58 AMSunset 7:57 PM

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 7:57 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:25 PM.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: 200 E @ 111 S stop 627 m from the trailhead

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