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Dry Canyon Trail–Gopher Snake, 5 sights

9.5 mi · ▲ 2,572 ft · 4 hr 27 min

Dry Canyon Trail–Gopher Snake, 5 sights is a 9.5-mile out-and-back near Olmstead, UT. It climbs 2,572 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 10/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,122 – 6,477 ft · steepest grade: 25%10.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Bonneville Shoreline Trail 40.32445, -111.66634
Nearest town Olmstead, UT
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Dry Canyon Trail–Gopher Snake, 5 sights

9.5 mi · ▲ 2,572 ft · 4 hr 27 min

Elevation 5,123–6,476 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Bonneville Shoreline Trail · 40.32445, -111.66634

Weather Sep 5: Clear, high 86°F / low 63° · precip 1% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:54 PM

  1. Start on Bonneville Shoreline Trail, heading N.
  2. 1.8 miTurn left onto Lazuli, heading NW.
  3. 50 ftBear left onto Swift Ridge, heading NW.
  4. 100 ftContinue straight onto Lazuli, heading N.
  5. 500 ftContinue straight onto Swift Ridge, heading N.
  6. 50 ftContinue straight onto Gopher Snake, heading N.
  7. 0.1 miBear right onto Lazuli, heading N.
  8. 0.2 miTurn left onto Connector, heading NE.
  9. 0.2 miTurn right onto Swift Ridge, heading NW.
  10. 0.2 miSharp left onto Lament Trail, heading N.
  11. 1.2 miBear left onto Dry Canyon Trail, heading N.
  12. 0.5 miSharp left, heading SW.
  13. 500 ftSharp right onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail, heading SW.
  14. 50 ftSharp left onto Dry Canyon Trail, heading SW.
  15. 50 ftSharp right onto Dry Canyon Drive, heading SW.
  16. 50 ftTurn left onto Dry Canyon Trail, heading SW.
  17. 0.3 miTurn right onto Zig Zag Trail, heading W.
  18. 50 ftBear left onto Dry Canyon Trail, heading W.
  19. 300 ftContinue straight onto Zig Zag Trail, heading W.
  20. 50 ftContinue straight onto Dry Canyon Trail, heading W.
  21. 350 ftContinue straight onto Zig Zag Trail, heading NW.
  22. 50 ftReach Swift Ridge, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  23. 50 ftContinue straight onto Dry Canyon Trail, heading NW.
  24. 350 ftContinue straight onto Zig Zag Trail, heading SE.
  25. 50 ftContinue straight onto Dry Canyon Trail, heading SE.
  26. 300 ftBear right onto Zig Zag Trail, heading SW.
  27. 50 ftTurn left onto Dry Canyon Trail, heading SW.
  28. 0.3 miTurn right onto Dry Canyon Drive, heading SE.
  29. 50 ftSharp left onto Dry Canyon Trail, heading SE.
  30. 50 ftSharp right onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail, heading SE.
  31. 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
  32. 500 ftSharp right onto Dry Canyon Trail, heading NE.
  33. 0.5 miBear right onto Lament Trail, heading NE.
  34. 1.2 miSharp right onto Swift Ridge, heading NE.
  35. 0.2 miTurn left onto Connector, heading S.
  36. 0.2 miTurn right onto Lazuli, heading NE.
  37. 0.2 miBear left onto Gopher Snake, heading N.
  38. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Swift Ridge, heading S.
  39. 50 ftContinue straight onto Lazuli, heading S.
  40. 450 ftContinue straight onto Swift Ridge, heading E.
  41. 100 ftBear right onto Lazuli, heading E.
  42. 50 ftTurn right onto Swift Ridge, heading E.
  43. 1.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/dry-canyon-trail-gopher-snake-out-back-6-sights-15-km-34f1

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

ClearTemperature 86°F63°
Precip1%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity18%
Rained 0.2″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperature
90°60°
Sunrise 6:59 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:54 PM
Sun 79°61° 37%
Mon 75°58° 53%
Tue 81°56°
Wed 85°58°
Thu 85°58°
Fri 82°61°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~4 min). Leave by 7:30 PM for the 7:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:12 PM — 10 min before dark.

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