Mount Timpanogos Wilderness

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.

Elevation

0 mi7,320 – 8,330 ft · steepest grade: 22%5.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Upper Dry Canyon Trailhead 40.38598, -111.68185
Nearest town Lindon, UT

Directions

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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

  1. Start on Dry Canyon Trail, heading E.
  2. 0.4 miTurn right onto Battle Creek Trail, heading SE.
  3. 50 ftBear left onto Dry Canyon Trail, heading SE.
  4. 2.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  5. 2.2 miBear right onto Battle Creek Trail, heading NW.
  6. 50 ftTurn left onto Dry Canyon Trail, heading N.
  7. 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.

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Partly cloudyTemperature 70°F53°
Precip1%Wind18 mphUV7Humidity26%
Rained 0.6″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperature
70°50°
Sunrise 6:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:56 PM
Sat 69°53°
Sun 66°49° 52%
Mon 59°45° 56%
Tue 69°47°
Wed 76°54°
Thu 73°53° 23%

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

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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