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Black Bear Trail–Dry Canyon Trail, 5 sights

8.2 mi · ▲ 2,180 ft · 3 hr 49 min

Black Bear Trail–Dry Canyon Trail, 5 sights is an 8.2-mile out-and-back near Lindon, UT. It climbs 2,180 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 21/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi4,846 – 6,628 ft · steepest grade: 25%9.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Lindon View Trailhead 40.34310, -111.69691
Nearest town Lindon, UT
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Black Bear Trail–Dry Canyon Trail, 5 sights

8.2 mi · ▲ 2,180 ft · 3 hr 49 min

Elevation 4,845–6,626 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Lindon View Trailhead · 40.34310, -111.69691

Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 87°F / low 67° · precip 1% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:56 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 50 ftTurn left onto Murdock Canal Trail, heading SE.
  3. 0.3 miTurn left onto Lindon Heritage Trail, heading NE.
  4. 0.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
  5. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  6. 50 ftTurn left onto Zig Zag Trail, heading SE.
  7. 50 ftContinue straight onto Dry Canyon Trail, heading SE.
  8. 350 ftContinue straight onto Zig Zag Trail, heading E.
  9. 50 ftContinue straight onto Dry Canyon Trail, heading E.
  10. 300 ftBear right onto Zig Zag Trail, heading NE.
  11. 50 ftTurn left onto Dry Canyon Trail, heading NE.
  12. 0.3 miTurn right onto Dry Canyon Drive, heading E.
  13. 50 ftSharp left onto Dry Canyon Trail, heading E.
  14. 50 ftSharp right onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail, heading E.
  15. 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
  16. 500 ftSharp right onto Dry Canyon Trail, heading E.
  17. 0.5 miBear right onto Lament Trail, heading N.
  18. 0.7 miTurn left onto Black Bear Trail, heading SE.
  19. 1.2 miBear right onto Little Baldy Trail, heading NE.
  20. 0.2 miTurn left onto Ruffy, heading E.
  21. 0.1 miReach Dry Canyon Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  22. 0.1 miTurn right onto Little Baldy Trail, heading SE.
  23. 0.2 miBear left onto Black Bear Trail, heading E.
  24. 1.2 miTurn right onto Lament Trail, heading W.
  25. 0.7 miBear left onto Dry Canyon Trail, heading N.
  26. 0.5 miSharp left, heading SW.
  27. 0.1 miSharp right onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail, heading S.
  28. 50 ftSharp left onto Dry Canyon Trail, heading S.
  29. 50 ftSharp right onto Dry Canyon Drive, heading S.
  30. 50 ftTurn left onto Dry Canyon Trail, heading S.
  31. 0.3 miTurn right onto Zig Zag Trail, heading S.
  32. 50 ftBear left onto Dry Canyon Trail, heading S.
  33. 300 ftContinue straight onto Zig Zag Trail, heading SW.
  34. 50 ftContinue straight onto Dry Canyon Trail, heading SW.
  35. 350 ftContinue straight onto Zig Zag Trail, heading SW.
  36. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  37. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  38. 50 ftTurn left onto Lindon Heritage Trail, heading S.
  39. 0.5 miTurn right onto Murdock Canal Trail, heading SW.
  40. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  41. 50 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/black-bear-trail-dry-canyon-trail-out-back-5-sights-19-km

Trail surface

80% dirt19% paved1% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 87°F67°
Feels like79°Precip1%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity20%
Rained 0.5″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperature
90°65°
Sunrise 6:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:56 PM
Sat 86°67°
Sun 78°59° 52%
Mon 71°55° 53%
Tue 78°53°
Wed 85°60°
Thu 86°61° 22%

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 7:56 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:23 PM.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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