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Settlement Canyon Reservoir–Bench Trail, 3 sights is a 9.1-mile out-and-back near Tooele, UT. The route reaches Settlement Canyon Reservoir. It climbs 3,263 ft, with sections as steep as 34% grade. It scores 70/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi5,394 – 7,202 ft · steepest grade: 34%9.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.50698, -112.29317
Nearest town Tooele, UT

Directions

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Settlement Canyon Reservoir–Bench Trail, 3 sights

9.1 mi · ▲ 3,263 ft · 4 hr 40 min

Elevation 5,393–7,203 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.50698, -112.29317

Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 83°F / low 67° · precip 0% · wind 17 mph · sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:58 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 50 ftPass Settlement Canyon Reservoir.
  3. 1.4 miSharp right onto Dark Trail, heading SE.
  4. 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
  5. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Legion Park Camp Complex, heading SE.
  6. 1.3 miBear right onto Ridge Trail, heading E.
  7. 1.4 miSharp left onto Bench Trail, heading E.
  8. 50 ftReach Settlement Canyon Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 50 ftSharp right onto Ridge Trail, heading N.
  10. 1.4 miBear left, heading NW.
  11. 1.6 miBear right onto Dark Trail, heading W.
  12. 0.2 miSharp left, heading N.
  13. 1.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

20% dirt80% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 83°F67°
Precip0%Wind17 mphUV7Humidity19%
Rained 0.1″ 4 days ago (0.3″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
85°65°
Sunrise 7:00 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:58 PM
Sat 83°65°
Sun 77°58° 26%
Mon 67°55° 31%
Tue 77°54°
Wed 84°62°
Thu 79°61° 20%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.7 mi in (~158 min). Leave by 5:00 PM for the 7:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:02 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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