Dry Canyon Cutoff #2 Trail & Dry Canyon Trail

14.3 mi · ▲ 3,210 ft · 6 hr 22 min

Dry Canyon Cutoff #2 Trail & Dry Canyon Trail is a 14.3-mile out-and-back near Wallsburg, UT. It climbs 3,210 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 95/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi5,745 – 8,035 ft · steepest grade: 21%14.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.25428, -111.41463
Nearest town Wallsburg, UT

Directions

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Dry Canyon Cutoff #2 Trail & Dry Canyon Trail

14.3 mi · ▲ 3,210 ft · 6 hr 22 min

Elevation 5,745–8,036 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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 1.3 miContinue straight onto Dry Canyon Trail, heading S.
  3. 3.5 miReach Dry Canyon Cutoff #2 Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Dry Canyon Cutoff #2 Trail, heading NE.
  5. 4 miTurn left, heading NE.
  6. 0.6 miTurn left, heading N.
  7. 1 miBear left, heading NW.
  8. 2 miSharp right, heading S.
  9. 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.

Trail surface

70% dirt30% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 77°F55°
Precip1%Wind14 mphUV7Humidity22%
Rained 0.1″ 4 days ago (0.4″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
80°55°
Sunrise 6:57 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:54 PM
Sat 77°55°
Sun 73°53° 56%
Mon 66°49° 56%
Tue 73°48°
Wed 79°55°
Thu 80°56° 26%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.0 mi in (~146 min). Leave by 5:08 PM for the 7:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:53 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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