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Dry Canyon Trail–Lament Trail, 6 sights

11.5 mi · ▲ 2,504 ft · 5 hr 5 min

Dry Canyon Trail–Lament Trail, 6 sights is an 11.5-mile out-and-back near Lindon, UT. It climbs 2,504 ft, with sections as steep as 27% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 12/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi4,662 – 6,477 ft · steepest grade: 27%12.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Lindon Heritage Trail 40.34161, -111.71971
Nearest town Lindon, UT
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Dry Canyon Trail–Lament Trail, 6 sights

11.5 mi · ▲ 2,504 ft · 5 hr 5 min

Elevation 4,661–6,476 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Lindon Heritage Trail · 40.34161, -111.71971

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:56 PM

Transit-accessible: State St @ 198 N stop 17 m from the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Lindon Heritage Trail, heading E.
  2. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  3. 450 ftTurn left, heading E.
  4. 1.7 miTurn right, heading NE.
  5. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  6. 50 ftTurn left onto Zig Zag Trail, heading NE.
  7. 50 ftContinue straight onto Dry Canyon Trail, heading NE.
  8. 350 ftContinue straight onto Zig Zag Trail, heading E.
  9. 50 ftContinue straight onto Dry Canyon Trail, heading E.
  10. 300 ftBear right onto Zig Zag Trail, heading SE.
  11. 50 ftTurn left onto Dry Canyon Trail, heading SE.
  12. 0.3 miTurn right onto Dry Canyon Drive, heading E.
  13. 50 ftSharp left onto Dry Canyon Trail, heading E.
  14. 50 ftSharp right onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail, heading E.
  15. 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
  16. 500 ftSharp right onto Dry Canyon Trail, heading E.
  17. 0.5 miBear right onto Lament Trail, heading N.
  18. 1.2 miSharp right onto Swift Ridge, heading NE.
  19. 0.2 miTurn left onto Connector, heading NE.
  20. 0.2 miSharp left onto Lazuli, heading SW.
  21. 0.6 miTurn right onto Little Baldy Trail, heading NE.
  22. 150 ftTurn left onto Mouse, heading NE.
  23. 0.6 miReach Dry Canyon Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  24. 0.6 miTurn right onto Little Baldy Trail, heading N.
  25. 150 ftTurn left onto Lazuli, heading NE.
  26. 0.6 miSharp right onto Connector, heading SW.
  27. 0.2 miTurn right onto Swift Ridge, heading SW.
  28. 0.2 miSharp left onto Lament Trail, heading SW.
  29. 1.2 miBear left onto Dry Canyon Trail, heading NW.
  30. 0.5 miSharp left, heading SW.
  31. 500 ftSharp right onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail, heading SW.
  32. 50 ftSharp left onto Dry Canyon Trail, heading SW.
  33. 50 ftSharp right onto Dry Canyon Drive, heading SW.
  34. 50 ftTurn left onto Dry Canyon Trail, heading SW.
  35. 0.3 miTurn right onto Zig Zag Trail, heading SW.
  36. 50 ftBear left onto Dry Canyon Trail, heading SW.
  37. 300 ftContinue straight onto Zig Zag Trail, heading S.
  38. 50 ftContinue straight onto Dry Canyon Trail, heading S.
  39. 350 ftContinue straight onto Zig Zag Trail, heading SW.
  40. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  41. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  42. 50 ftTurn left onto Lindon Heritage Trail, heading SW.
  43. 1.7 miTurn right, heading W.
  44. 0.3 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-lament-trail-out-back-6-sights

Trail surface

64% dirt35% paved1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:58 AMSunset 7:56 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~36 min). Leave by 7:00 PM for the 7:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:43 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: State St @ 198 N stop 17 m from the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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