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Brook Hollow–Battle Creek Debris Basin Dam, 9 sights

15.7 mi · ▲ 1,980 ft · 6 hr 13 min

Brook Hollow–Battle Creek Debris Basin Dam, 9 sights is a 15.7-mile out-and-back near Lindon, UT. The route passes Battle Creek Debris Basin Dam, Brook Hollow and Retention Pond before reaching Utah Lake at the turnaround, 7.8 miles in. It climbs 1,980 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly paved. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi4,502 – 5,778 ft · steepest grade: 20%17.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.36224, -111.69967
Nearest town Lindon, UT
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Brook Hollow–Battle Creek Debris Basin Dam, 9 sights

15.7 mi · ▲ 1,980 ft · 6 hr 13 min

Elevation 4,502–5,778 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.36224, -111.69967

Weather Sep 5: Clear, high 85°F / low 68° · precip 1% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:54 PM

Transit-accessible: stop 509 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 50 ftPass Battle Creek Debris Basin Dam.
  3. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  4. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  5. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  6. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  7. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  8. 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
  9. 100 ftSharp right, heading S.
  10. 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
  11. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  12. 450 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  13. 300 ftTurn left, heading S.
  14. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
  15. 0.2 miBear right onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail, heading SE.
  16. 450 ftPass Brook Hollow.
  17. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Main Crop Circle Trail, heading SE.
  18. 0.1 miTurn right onto Sumac Hollow Trail, heading SE.
  19. 0.2 miTurn right onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail, heading S.
  20. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Zig Zag Trail, heading E.
  21. 150 ftContinue straight onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail, heading NE.
  22. 0.1 miTurn right onto Sunshine Trail, heading SE.
  23. 200 ftTurn right onto Dry Canyon Trail, heading SE.
  24. 0.2 miTurn right onto Zig Zag Trail, heading S.
  25. 50 ftBear left onto Dry Canyon Trail, heading S.
  26. 300 ftContinue straight onto Zig Zag Trail, heading S.
  27. 50 ftContinue straight onto Dry Canyon Trail, heading SE.
  28. 350 ftContinue straight onto Zig Zag Trail, heading SE.
  29. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  30. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  31. 50 ftTurn left onto Lindon Heritage Trail, heading SE.
  32. 2.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  33. 2.4 miTurn left, heading S.
  34. 1.1 miPass Retention Pond.
  35. 50 ftPass Utah Lake.
  36. 0.1 miReach Brook Hollow, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  37. 1.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  38. 2.8 miTurn left, heading E.
  39. 1.7 miTurn right, heading N.
  40. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  41. 50 ftTurn left onto Zig Zag Trail, heading N.
  42. 50 ftContinue straight onto Dry Canyon Trail, heading N.
  43. 350 ftContinue straight onto Zig Zag Trail, heading E.
  44. 50 ftContinue straight onto Dry Canyon Trail, heading E.
  45. 300 ftBear right onto Zig Zag Trail, heading E.
  46. 50 ftTurn left onto Dry Canyon Trail, heading E.
  47. 0.2 miTurn left onto Sunshine Trail, heading E.
  48. 150 ftTurn left onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail, heading NE.
  49. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Zig Zag Trail, heading E.
  50. 150 ftContinue straight onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail, heading E.
  51. 0.2 miTurn left onto Sumac Hollow Trail, heading NE.
  52. 0.2 miTurn left onto Main Crop Circle Trail, heading SE.
  53. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail, heading E.
  54. 0.5 miBear left, heading NW.
  55. 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
  56. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  57. 350 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  58. 450 ftTurn right, heading W.
  59. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  60. 200 ftSharp left, heading NW.
  61. 100 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  62. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  63. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  64. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  65. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  66. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  67. 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/brook-hollow-battle-creek-debris-basin-dam-out-back-9-sights

Trail surface

71% paved24% dirt5% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 85°F68°
Precip1%Wind11 mphUV7Humidity14%
Rained 0.7″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperature
85°65°
Sunrise 6:59 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:54 PM
Sun 82°67° 28%
Mon 76°58° 47%
Tue 81°55°
Wed 84°57°
Thu 84°58°
Fri 82°60°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:34 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:54 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:22 PM.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 509 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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