Dry Canyon Cutoff #1 Trail
15.3 mi · ▲ 3,843 ft · 7 hr 1 min
Dry Canyon Cutoff #1 Trail is a 15.3-mile out-and-back near Wallsburg, UT. It climbs 3,843 ft, with sections as steep as 28% grade. It scores 95/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Dry Canyon Cutoff #1 Trail
15.3 mi · ▲ 3,843 ft · 7 hr 1 min
Elevation 6,394–8,036 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 40.25428, -111.41463
Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 77°F / low 55° · precip 1% · wind 14 mph · sunrise 6:57 AM · sunset 7:54 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 1.2 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 2 miBear right, heading E.
- 1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 2.2 miBear left onto Dry Canyon Cutoff #1 Trail, heading SW.
- 1.2 miReach Dry Canyon Cutoff #1 Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.2 miBear right, heading N.
- 2.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 1 miBear left, heading W.
- 2 miSharp right, heading S.
- 1.1 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 3.9 mi in (~150 min). Leave by 5:04 PM for the 7:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:53 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from this trailhead
- Dry Canyon Trail 8.5 mi · ▲ 1,824 ft
- Dry Canyon Trail 8.5 mi · ▲ 1,824 ft
- Dry Canyon Cutoff #2 Trail & Dry Canyon Trail 14.3 mi · ▲ 3,210 ft
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