Black Bear Trail & Lament Trail
4.5 mi · ▲ 1,276 ft · 2 hr 8 min
Black Bear Trail & Lament Trail is a 4.5-mile out-and-back near Olmstead, UT. It climbs 1,276 ft, with sections as steep as 29% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 28/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Black Bear Trail & Lament Trail
4.5 mi · ▲ 1,276 ft · 2 hr 8 min
Elevation 5,431–6,626 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Bonneville Shoreline Trail · 40.34211, -111.67730
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 83°F / low 64° · precip 1% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:56 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Dry Canyon Drive, heading S.
- 100 ftSharp left onto Dry Canyon Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 500 ftSharp right onto Dry Canyon Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 miBear right onto Lament Trail, heading E.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Black Bear Trail, heading NE.
- 0.9 miReach Lament Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto Lament Trail, heading S.
- 0.7 miBear left onto Dry Canyon Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 500 ftSharp right onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Dry Canyon Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Dry Canyon Drive, heading S.
- 50 ftArrive 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~6 min). Leave by 7:30 PM for the 7:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:15 PM — 8 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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