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Grove Creek Falls–Battle Creek Debris Basin Dam, 3 lakes

3.1 mi · ▲ 1,325 ft · 1 hr 42 min

Grove Creek Falls–Battle Creek Debris Basin Dam, 3 lakes is a 3.1-mile out-and-back near Lindon, UT. The route passes Battle Creek Debris Basin Dam and Grove Creek Debris Basin Reservoir before reaching Grove Creek Falls at the turnaround, 1.6 miles in. It climbs 1,325 ft, with sections as steep as 53% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 19/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,115 – 5,742 ft · steepest grade: 53%4.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.36211, -111.69909
Nearest town Lindon, UT
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Grove Creek Falls–Battle Creek Debris Basin Dam, 3 lakes

3.1 mi · ▲ 1,325 ft · 1 hr 42 min

Elevation 5,116–5,741 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.36211, -111.69909

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:52 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 50 ftPass Battle Creek Debris Basin Dam.
  3. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
  4. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  5. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  6. 50 ftContinue straight onto Battle Creek Trail, heading NW.
  7. 50 ftContinue straight onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail, heading NW.
  8. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
  9. 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
  10. 250 ftBear right, heading N.
  11. 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
  12. 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
  13. 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
  14. 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
  15. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  16. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  17. 100 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  18. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  19. 50 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  20. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  21. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  22. 500 ftPass Grove Creek Debris Basin Reservoir.
  23. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  24. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  25. 50 ftContinue straight onto Grove Creek Trail, heading W.
  26. 300 ftTurn right, heading W.
  27. 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
  28. 0.5 miReach Grove Creek Falls, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  29. 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
  30. 200 ftBear left, heading S.
  31. 0.2 miTurn left onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail, heading NE.
  32. 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
  33. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  34. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  35. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  36. 50 ftSharp left, heading W.
  37. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  38. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  39. 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
  40. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  41. 100 ftSharp right, heading W.
  42. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  43. 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
  44. 100 ftSharp right, heading W.
  45. 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
  46. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Battle Creek Trail, heading W.
  47. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  48. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  49. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  50. 50 ftArrive 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/grove-creek-falls-battle-creek-debris-basin-dam-out-back-5-lakes

Trail surface

73% dirt3% gravel24% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:00 AMSunset 7:52 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:32 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:52 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:20 PM.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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