Point 7523–Dry Canyon Cutoff #1 Trail, 3 sights
8.2 mi · ▲ 1,556 ft · 3 hr 31 min
Point 7523–Dry Canyon Cutoff #1 Trail, 3 sights is an 8.2-mile out-and-back near Patrick Place, UT. The route reaches Point 7523 at the turnaround, 4.1 miles in. It climbs 1,556 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 92/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Point 7523–Dry Canyon Cutoff #1 Trail, 3 sights
8.2 mi · ▲ 1,556 ft · 3 hr 31 min
Elevation 6,077–7,540 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Wardsworth Trailhead · 40.19552, -111.39195
Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 80°F / low 55° · precip 1% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:57 AM · sunset 7:54 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Wardsworth Canyon Trail, heading E.
- 1.5 miTurn left onto Dry Canyon Cutoff #1 Trail, heading N.
- 1.5 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.6 miReach Point 7523, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading E.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 2 miTurn right onto Wardsworth Canyon Trail, heading S.
- 1.5 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 3.9 mi in (~139 min). Leave by 5:15 PM for the 7:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:45 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Wardsworth Trailhead Trailhead
- Wardsworth Canyon Trail 3 mi · ▲ 338 ft
- Alvord Overlook–Dry Canyon Cutoff #1 Trail, 4 sights 12.8 mi · ▲ 2,274 ft
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