Soldier Bench Trail–Strawberry Ridge Road, 3 sights

15.1 mi · ▲ 3,900 ft · 6 hr 59 min

Soldier Bench Trail–Strawberry Ridge Road, 3 sights is a 15.1-mile out-and-back near Wallsburg, UT. It climbs 3,900 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade. It scores 91/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi6,877 – 8,629 ft · steepest grade: 20%15.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Soldier Bench Trail 40.26296, -111.39234
Nearest town Wallsburg, UT

Directions

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Soldier Bench Trail–Strawberry Ridge Road, 3 sights

15.1 mi · ▲ 3,900 ft · 6 hr 59 min

Elevation 6,876–8,629 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Soldier Bench Trail · 40.26296, -111.39234

Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 76°F / low 54° · precip 1% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:57 AM · sunset 7:54 PM

  1. Start on Soldier Bench Trail, heading E.
  2. 1.8 miTurn left onto Wing Flat Road, heading N.
  3. 4.4 miReach Soldier Bench Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Wheeler Fork Road, heading E.
  5. 4.7 miTurn right onto Strawberry Ridge Road, heading SE.
  6. 0.9 miTurn right onto Wing Flat Road, heading S.
  7. 1 miBear right onto Soldier Bench Trail, heading W.
  8. 1.8 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

14% dirt86% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 76°F54°
Precip1%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity27%
Rained 0.1″ 4 days ago (0.4″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
80°50°
Sunrise 6:57 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:54 PM
Sat 76°55°
Sun 70°52° 55%
Mon 65°48° 55%
Tue 71°46°
Wed 78°53°
Thu 79°55° 26%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 6.4 mi in (~223 min). Leave by 3:51 PM for the 7:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 11:19 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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