Kelsey Peak–Bear Trap Pass, 4 sights
12.1 mi · ▲ 6,157 ft · 7 hr 7 min
Kelsey Peak–Bear Trap Pass, 4 sights is a 12.1-mile out-and-back near Angels Grove, UT. The route passes Bear Trap Pass before reaching Kelsey Peak at the turnaround, 6.1 miles in. It climbs 6,157 ft, with sections as steep as 36% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 84/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Kelsey Peak–Bear Trap Pass, 4 sights
12.1 mi · ▲ 6,157 ft · 7 hr 7 min
Elevation 5,715–10,364 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Bench Trail · 40.50049, -112.27794
Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 82°F / low 65° · precip 0% · wind 18 mph · sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:58 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.7 miBear right onto Bottom Trail, heading SE.
- 1.4 miTurn right onto Bench Trail, heading SE.
- 100 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftPass Bear Trap Pass.
- 3.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.3 miReach Kelsey Peak, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 3.5 miTurn left onto Bottom Trail, heading S.
- 1.4 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.6 miArrive 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 2.3 mi in (~104 min). Leave by 5:54 PM for the 7:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:10 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Bench Trail Trailhead
- Bottom Trail 1.9 mi · ▲ 493 ft
- Muddy Trail via Bottom Trail 2.9 mi · ▲ 909 ft
- Dark Trail & Left Hand Fork Trail 3.9 mi · ▲ 494 ft
- Bear Trap Pass–Bench Trail, 3 sights 4.1 mi · ▲ 1,274 ft
- Left Hand Fork Trail via Bottom Trail 4.3 mi · ▲ 1,270 ft
- Oakridge Dr & Upland 4.5 mi · ▲ 1,308 ft
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