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Highland Glen Park

Highland Glen Pond–Foothill Trail, 5 sights

10.7 mi · ▲ 676 ft · 3 hr 54 min

Highland Glen Pond–Foothill Trail, 5 sights is a 10.7-mile out-and-back in Highland Glen Park near Lindon, UT. The route reaches Highland Glen Pond at the turnaround, 5.3 miles in. It climbs 676 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi4,797 – 5,115 ft12.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Murdock Canal Trail 40.36107, -111.71629
Nearest town Lindon, UT
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Highland Glen Pond–Foothill Trail, 5 sights

10.7 mi · ▲ 676 ft · 3 hr 54 min

Elevation 4,796–5,116 ft

Out & Back · Highland Glen Park

Trailhead: Murdock Canal Trail · 40.36107, -111.71629

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Murdock Canal Trail, heading N.
  2. 1.5 miContinue straight onto Foothill Trail, heading N.
  3. 150 ftSharp left, heading N.
  4. 50 ftContinue straight onto Soft Rock, heading N.
  5. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  6. 350 ftTurn left onto Gambel, heading E.
  7. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  8. 150 ftContinue straight onto Cowley's Curse, heading E.
  9. 0.3 miBear right onto Bench Road, heading NW.
  10. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Molly's Trail, heading N.
  11. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Bench Road, heading W.
  12. 200 ftContinue straight onto Molly's Trail, heading W.
  13. 100 ftTurn right onto Bench Road, heading NW.
  14. 200 ftContinue straight onto Molly's Trail, heading N.
  15. 150 ftTurn right onto Hard Rock, heading NW.
  16. 50 ftTurn right onto Hoof and Boot, heading NW.
  17. 150 ftTurn right onto The Pit, heading N.
  18. 50 ftContinue straight onto Hoof and Boot, heading N.
  19. 300 ftContinue straight onto The Pit, heading NW.
  20. 150 ftBear left onto The Pit Connector, heading N.
  21. 200 ftTurn right, heading N.
  22. 350 ftTurn right, heading N.
  23. 250 ftBear right onto Murdock Canal Trail, heading N.
  24. 2.6 miTurn right, heading W.
  25. 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
  26. 0.2 miReach Highland Glen Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  27. 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
  28. 2.7 miBear left, heading SE.
  29. 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  30. 300 ftTurn left onto The Pit Connector, heading SE.
  31. 250 ftBear right onto The Pit, heading SE.
  32. 150 ftContinue straight onto Hoof and Boot, heading SE.
  33. 250 ftContinue straight onto The Pit, heading SE.
  34. 50 ftTurn left onto Hoof and Boot, heading SE.
  35. 150 ftTurn left onto Hard Rock, heading S.
  36. 50 ftTurn left onto Molly's Trail, heading S.
  37. 100 ftContinue straight onto Bench Road, heading S.
  38. 250 ftTurn left onto Molly's Trail, heading S.
  39. 100 ftContinue straight onto Bench Road, heading S.
  40. 150 ftContinue straight onto Molly's Trail, heading SE.
  41. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Bench Road, heading SE.
  42. 0.1 miBear left onto Cowley's Curse, heading SE.
  43. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  44. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Gambel, heading NE.
  45. 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  46. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  47. 350 ftTurn right onto Soft Rock, heading SE.
  48. 50 ftSharp right onto Foothill Trail, heading SE.
  49. 150 ftContinue straight onto Murdock Canal Trail, heading S.
  50. 1.1 miArrive 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/highland-glen-pond-highland-glen-pond-out-back-6-sights-17-km

Trail surface

68% paved15% dirt7% gravel10% 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

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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