Dry Canyon Trail
4.1 mi · ▲ 1,339 ft · 2 hr 2 min
Dry Canyon Trail is a 4.1-mile out-and-back near Olmstead, UT. It climbs 1,339 ft, with sections as steep as 32% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 12/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Dry Canyon Trail
4.1 mi · ▲ 1,339 ft · 2 hr 2 min
Elevation 5,079–6,322 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 40.32680, -111.67290
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:56 PM
Transit-accessible: 1600 N @ 695 E stop 563 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 150 ftSharp left onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail, heading W.
- 1.1 miBear right, heading NW.
- 500 ftSharp right onto Dry Canyon Trail, heading N.
- 0.8 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miSharp left, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail, heading SW.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.5 miSharp right, heading S.
- 100 ftArrive 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 0.0 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 7:33 PM for the 7:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:12 PM — 12 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: 1600 N @ 695 E stop 563 m from the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Bonneville Shoreline Trail 3.5 mi · ▲ 1,046 ft
- Bonneville Shoreline Trail 3.7 mi · ▲ 1,042 ft
- Dry Canyon Trail 4.3 mi · ▲ 1,335 ft
- Baldy Bench Trail–Curley Springs Trail, 3 sights 7.7 mi · ▲ 2,231 ft
- Baldy Ridge Trail–Battle Creek Trail, 3 sights 12.4 mi · ▲ 5,555 ft
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