Point 7523–Dry Canyon Cutoff #1 Trail Loop, 4 sights
15.2 mi · ▲ 3,077 ft · 6 hr 36 min
Point 7523–Dry Canyon Cutoff #1 Trail Loop, 4 sights is a 15.2-mile loop near Patrick Place, UT. The route reaches Point 7523. It climbs 3,077 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 96/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Point 7523–Dry Canyon Cutoff #1 Trail Loop, 4 sights
15.2 mi · ▲ 3,077 ft · 6 hr 36 min
Elevation 5,745–8,036 ft
Loop
Trailhead: Dry Canyon Trail · 40.20047, -111.41783
Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 81°F / low 56° · precip 1% · wind 13 mph · sunrise 6:57 AM · sunset 7:54 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Dry Canyon Trail, heading NW.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Dry Canyon Cutoff #2 Trail, heading NE.
- 2.7 miBear right onto Dry Canyon Cutoff #1 Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 1.2 miPass Point 7523.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 0.7 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 2.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 1 miBear left, heading W.
- 1.3 miTurn left onto Dry Canyon Trail, heading W.
- 4.3 miThe loop closes 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 6.1 mi in (~221 min). Leave by 3:53 PM for the 7:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:43 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Dry Canyon Trail Trailhead
- Alvord Overlook–Dry Canyon Cutoff #2 Trail, 3 sights 10.7 mi · ▲ 1,851 ft
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