Dry Canyon Trail
5.1 mi · ▲ 1,230 ft · 2 hr 19 min
Dry Canyon Trail is a 5.1-mile out-and-back in Mount Timpanogos Wilderness near Lindon, UT. It climbs 1,230 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 73/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Dry Canyon Trail
5.1 mi · ▲ 1,230 ft · 2 hr 19 min
Elevation 7,319–8,330 ft
Out & Back · Mount Timpanogos Wilderness
Trailhead: Upper Dry Canyon Trailhead · 40.38598, -111.68185
Weather Sep 4: Partly cloudy, high 70°F / low 53° · precip 1% · wind 18 mph · sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:56 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Dry Canyon Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Battle Creek Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Dry Canyon Trail, heading SE.
- 2.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 2.2 miBear right onto Battle Creek Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Dry Canyon Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 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 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 7:33 PM for the 7:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:14 PM — 9 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Battle Creek Debris Basin Dam–Old Power Plant Reservoir, 4 sights 5 mi · ▲ 2,476 ft
- Brush Mountain–Battle Creek Trail, 3 sights 5.2 mi · ▲ 1,769 ft
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- Grove Creek Spring–Battle Creek Debris Basin Dam Loop, 9 sights 6.5 mi · ▲ 2,612 ft
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