Curley Springs Trail
4.4 mi · ▲ 1,207 ft · 2 hr 4 min
Curley Springs Trail is a 4.4-mile out-and-back near Olmstead, UT. It climbs 1,207 ft, with sections as steep as 30% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 10/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Curley Springs Trail
4.4 mi · ▲ 1,207 ft · 2 hr 4 min
Elevation 5,124–6,223 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Bonneville Shoreline Trail · 40.32423, -111.66922
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 86°F / low 63° · precip 1% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:56 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 1.3 miBear right, heading N.
- 500 ftSharp right onto Dry Canyon Trail, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Curley Springs Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
- 400 ftReach Curley Springs Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Dry Canyon Trail, heading W.
- 0.5 miSharp left, heading S.
- 500 ftBear left onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail, heading SW.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.5 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 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 surface
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:35 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.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Bonneville Shoreline Trail Trailhead
- Bonneville Shoreline Trail 3.7 mi · ▲ 1,042 ft
- Bonneville Shoreline Trail 3.9 mi · ▲ 1,038 ft
- Dry Canyon Trail 4.3 mi · ▲ 1,335 ft
- Dry Canyon Trail 4.4 mi · ▲ 1,293 ft
- Dry Canyon Trail 4.4 mi · ▲ 1,331 ft
- Brook Hollow–Bonneville Shoreline Trail, 3 sights 4.5 mi · ▲ 918 ft
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