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.
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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
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 50 ftPass Settlement Canyon Reservoir.
- 1.4 miSharp right onto Dark Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Legion Park Camp Complex, heading SE.
- 1.3 miBear right onto Ridge Trail, heading E.
- 1.4 miSharp left onto Bench Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftReach Settlement Canyon Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Ridge Trail, heading N.
- 1.4 miBear left, heading NW.
- 1.6 miBear right onto Dark Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading N.
- 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.
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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.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Settlement Canyon Reservoir & Left Hand Fork Trail via Dark Trail 4.4 mi · ▲ 1,345 ft
- Little Mountain–Settlement Canyon Reservoir, 7 sights 13.4 mi · ▲ 4,629 ft
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