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.
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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
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Dispersed Site Road, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Dry Canyon Trail, heading W.
- 0.9 miSharp left, heading E.
- 1.3 miBear right, heading SE.
- 1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 2.2 miBear left onto Dry Canyon Cutoff #1 Trail, heading S.
- 1.2 miReach Dry Canyon Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.2 miBear right, heading N.
- 2.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 1 miBear left, heading W.
- 1.3 miSharp right onto Dry Canyon Trail, heading W.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto Dispersed Site Road, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftArrive 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 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.
More from Soldier Bench Trail Trailhead
- Soldier Bench Trail 3.6 mi · ▲ 1,102 ft
- Little Valley Spring Road & Soldier Bench Trail via Wing Flat Road 14.4 mi · ▲ 3,505 ft
- Soldier Bench Trail–Strawberry Ridge Road, 3 sights 15.1 mi · ▲ 3,900 ft
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