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Grove Creek Spring–Battle Creek Debris Basin Dam Loop, 9 sights is a 6.5-mile loop near Lindon, UT. The route passes Old Power Plant Reservoir, Battle Creek Debris Basin Dam, Grove Creek Debris Basin Reservoir and Grove Creek Spring. It climbs 2,612 ft, with sections as steep as 54% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 46/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi5,115 – 7,694 ft · steepest grade: 54%7.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Indian Trail Road 40.38682, -111.68285
Nearest town Lindon, UT

Directions

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Grove Creek Spring–Battle Creek Debris Basin Dam Loop, 9 sights

6.5 mi · ▲ 2,612 ft · 3 hr 28 min

Elevation 5,116–7,694 ft

Loop

Trailhead: Indian Trail Road · 40.38682, -111.68285

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 Indian Trail Road, heading W.
  2. 50 ftBear left onto Aspen Patch Road, heading NW.
  3. 50 ftBear right onto Indian Trail Road, heading W.
  4. 250 ftContinue straight onto Old Reservoir Trail, heading W.
  5. 1.4 miPass Old Power Plant Reservoir.
  6. 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
  7. 0.8 miPass Battle Creek Debris Basin Dam.
  8. 100 ftBear left onto G Monument Trail, heading S.
  9. 450 ftContinue straight onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail, heading SE.
  10. 350 ftBear right, heading W.
  11. 350 ftBear left, heading W.
  12. 500 ftBear right, heading NW.
  13. 250 ftBear right, heading NW.
  14. 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
  15. 100 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  16. 100 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  17. 450 ftTurn right, heading N.
  18. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  19. 0.1 miPass Grove Creek Debris Basin Reservoir.
  20. 0.3 miBear right, heading NE.
  21. 450 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  22. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  23. 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
  24. 200 ftTurn left onto Grove Creek Trail, heading NW.
  25. 2.1 miPass Grove Creek Spring.
  26. 400 ftTurn right, heading E.
  27. 0.2 miTurn right onto Timpooneke-Chris' Flat Trail, heading NW.
  28. 0.4 miTurn left onto Indian Trail Road, heading NE.
  29. 250 ftBear left onto Aspen Patch Road, heading NE.
  30. 50 ftBear right onto Indian Trail Road, heading NE.
  31. 50 ftThe loop closes back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

95% dirt5% unspecified

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 0.2 mi in (~4 min). Leave by 7:31 PM for the 7:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:15 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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