Cowley's Curse & Foothill Trail via Murdock Canal Trail
3.2 mi · ▲ 308 ft · 1 hr 13 min
Cowley's Curse & Foothill Trail via Murdock Canal Trail is a 3.2-mile out-and-back near Lindon, UT. It climbs 308 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Cowley's Curse & Foothill Trail via Murdock Canal Trail
3.2 mi · ▲ 308 ft · 1 hr 13 min
Elevation 4,830–5,151 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Murdock Canal Trail · 40.36107, -111.71629
Weather Sep 6: sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:52 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Murdock Canal Trail, heading N.
- 1.5 miContinue straight onto Foothill Trail, heading N.
- 150 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Soft Rock, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Gambel, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Cowley's Curse, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Tufa, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Cowley's Curse, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 150 ftReach Foothill Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Tufa, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Cowley's Curse, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right onto Gambel, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Soft Rock, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Foothill Trail, heading E.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Murdock Canal Trail, heading NE.
- 1.4 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 right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:32 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:52 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:20 PM.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Murdock Canal Trail Trailhead
- Murdock Canal Trail 2.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Grove Creek Debris Basin Reservoir & Foothill Trail via Murdock Canal Trail 4.1 mi · ▲ 280 ft
- Murdock Canal Trail 4.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Murdock Canal Trail 5.1 mi · ▲ 266 ft
- Bench Road–Foothill Trail, 3 sights 6.1 mi · ▲ 383 ft
- Thunderdome Viewpoint–Foothill Trail, 5 sights 6.1 mi · ▲ 1,368 ft
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