Dry Canyon Cutoff #1 Trail & Dry Canyon Trail

13.4 mi · ▲ 3,371 ft · 6 hr 9 min

Dry Canyon Cutoff #1 Trail & Dry Canyon Trail is a 13.4-mile out-and-back near Wallsburg, UT. It climbs 3,371 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade. It scores 94/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi6,395 – 8,035 ft · steepest grade: 20%13.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Soldier Bench Trail 40.26296, -111.39234
Nearest town Wallsburg, UT

Directions

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Dry Canyon Cutoff #1 Trail & Dry Canyon Trail

13.4 mi · ▲ 3,371 ft · 6 hr 9 min

Elevation 6,394–8,036 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Soldier Bench Trail · 40.26296, -111.39234

Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 76°F / low 54° · precip 1% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:57 AM · sunset 7:54 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 150 ftTurn right onto Dispersed Site Road, heading W.
  3. 50 ftContinue straight onto Dry Canyon Trail, heading W.
  4. 0.9 miSharp left, heading E.
  5. 1.3 miBear right, heading SE.
  6. 1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  7. 2.2 miBear left onto Dry Canyon Cutoff #1 Trail, heading S.
  8. 1.2 miReach Dry Canyon Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 1.2 miBear right, heading N.
  10. 2.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  11. 1 miBear left, heading W.
  12. 1.3 miSharp right onto Dry Canyon Trail, heading W.
  13. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Dispersed Site Road, heading N.
  14. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  15. 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

47% dirt53% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 76°F54°
Precip1%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity27%
Rained 0.1″ 4 days ago (0.4″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
80°50°
Sunrise 6:57 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:54 PM
Sat 76°55°
Sun 70°52° 55%
Mon 65°48° 55%
Tue 71°46°
Wed 78°53°
Thu 79°55° 26%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.0 mi in (~110 min). Leave by 5:44 PM for the 7:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:26 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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