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Lone Peak Wilderness

Upper Bells Canyon Reservoir–Lower Bells Canyon Reservoir, 5 sights

9.8 mi · ▲ 4,416 ft · 5 hr 28 min

Upper Bells Canyon Reservoir–Lower Bells Canyon Reservoir, 5 sights is a 9.8-mile out-and-back in Lone Peak Wilderness near Autumn Hills, UT. The route passes Lower Bells Canyon Reservoir before reaching Upper Bells Canyon Reservoir at the turnaround, 4.9 miles in. It climbs 4,416 ft, with sections as steep as 36% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 16/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,220 – 9,374 ft · steepest grade: 36%10.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: South Dry Creek Loop 40.54999, -111.80286
Nearest town Autumn Hills, UT
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Upper Bells Canyon Reservoir–Lower Bells Canyon Reservoir, 5 sights

9.8 mi · ▲ 4,416 ft · 5 hr 28 min

Elevation 5,220–9,375 ft

Out & Back · Lone Peak Wilderness

Trailhead: South Dry Creek Loop · 40.54999, -111.80286

Weather Sep 5: Clear, high 84°F / low 67° · precip 1% · wind 15 mph · sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:55 PM

No dogs on part of this route

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 50 ftContinue straight onto South Dry Creek Loop, heading NE.
  3. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Bell Bottom Trail, heading N.
  4. 1.1 miPass Lower Bells Canyon Reservoir.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  6. 350 ftBear right, heading NE.
  7. 0.2 miTurn right onto Bells Canyon Reservoir Service Road, heading E.
  8. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  9. 0.2 miTurn right onto Bells Canyon Trail, heading SE.
  10. 3.2 miReach Upper Bells Canyon Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 3.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  12. 0.2 miBear right onto Bells Canyon Reservoir Service Road, heading W.
  13. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  14. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
  15. 350 ftTurn left onto Bell Bottom Trail, heading NW.
  16. 1.1 miContinue straight onto South Dry Creek Loop, heading SW.
  17. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/upper-bells-canyon-reservoir-upper-bells-canyon-reservoir-out-back-6-sights

Trail surface

74% dirt26% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 84°F67°
Precip1%Wind15 mphUV7Humidity24%
Rained 0.1″ 5 days ago (0.2″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
85°65°
Sunrise 6:59 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:55 PM
Sun 78°60° 40%
Mon 70°58° 51%
Tue 80°59°
Wed 84°67°
Thu 81°70° 21%
Fri 86°70° 20%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:34 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:55 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:22 PM.

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Good to know

  • No dogs on part of this route

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