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Grove Creek Falls–Bench Road, 6 sights

7.7 mi · ▲ 1,887 ft · 3 hr 31 min

Grove Creek Falls–Bench Road, 6 sights is a 7.7-mile out-and-back near Cedar Hills, UT. The route reaches Grove Creek Falls at the turnaround, 3.8 miles in. It climbs 1,887 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 11/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,004 – 5,939 ft · steepest grade: 24%9.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.41492, -111.75223
Nearest town Cedar Hills, UT
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Directions

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Grove Creek Falls–Bench Road, 6 sights

7.7 mi · ▲ 1,887 ft · 3 hr 31 min

Elevation 5,003–5,938 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.41492, -111.75223

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:53 PM

Transit-accessible: stop 87 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 150 ftBear right, heading E.
  3. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
  4. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
  5. 50 ftBear left onto Bench Road, heading SE.
  6. 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
  7. 500 ftTurn right, heading S.
  8. 0.1 miSharp left, heading E.
  9. 50 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  10. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  11. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  12. 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
  13. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  14. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  15. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  16. 150 ftBear left, heading SE.
  17. 0.3 miTurn right onto Mahogany Mountain Trail, heading S.
  18. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Sneaky Trail, heading E.
  19. 50 ftContinue straight onto Mahogany Mountain Trail, heading E.
  20. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Mahogany Bench Trail, heading SE.
  21. 150 ftContinue straight onto Thunderdome Trail, heading SE.
  22. 50 ftContinue straight onto Mahogany Bench Trail, heading SE.
  23. 0.1 miBear left onto Mahogany Bench Trail - Direct, heading E.
  24. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Mahogany Bench Trail, heading SE.
  25. 350 ftBear right onto Mahogany Bench Climb Trail, heading SE.
  26. 50 ftContinue straight onto Mahogany Bench Trail, heading SE.
  27. 0.4 miBear right onto Grove Creek Trail, heading SE.
  28. 50 ftSharp left, heading SE.
  29. 0.5 miReach Grove Creek Falls, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  30. 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
  31. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  32. 250 ftContinue straight onto Mahogany Bench Trail, heading S.
  33. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Mahogany Bench Climb Trail, heading SW.
  34. 50 ftBear left onto Mahogany Bench Trail, heading SW.
  35. 150 ftBear right, heading SW.
  36. 150 ftContinue straight onto Mahogany Bench Trail - Direct, heading SW.
  37. 0.3 miBear right onto Mahogany Bench Trail, heading NW.
  38. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Thunderdome Trail, heading N.
  39. 50 ftContinue straight onto Mahogany Bench Trail, heading N.
  40. 150 ftContinue straight onto Mahogany Mountain Trail, heading NW.
  41. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Sneaky Trail, heading N.
  42. 50 ftContinue straight onto Mahogany Mountain Trail, heading N.
  43. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  44. 0.3 miBear right, heading NW.
  45. 150 ftBear right, heading NW.
  46. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  47. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  48. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  49. 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
  50. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  51. 0.2 miSharp left, heading NW.
  52. 50 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  53. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  54. 0.1 miBear right onto Bench Road, heading N.
  55. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
  56. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  57. 0.4 miBear left, heading W.
  58. 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
  59. 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-bench-road-out-back-6-sights

Trail surface

70% dirt3% gravel27% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:00 AMSunset 7:53 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 7:30 PM for the 7:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:09 PM — 11 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 87 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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