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View Benchmark–Off the Beaten Path Trail Loop, 4 sights

3 mi · ▲ 1,029 ft · 1 hr 31 min

View Benchmark–Off the Beaten Path Trail Loop, 4 sights is a 3-mile loop near Potawatomi, UT. The route reaches View Benchmark. It climbs 1,029 ft, with sections as steep as 37% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,689 – 6,683 ft · steepest grade: 37%3.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Deer Ridge Trailhead 40.47425, -111.84999
Nearest town Potawatomi, UT
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View Benchmark–Off the Beaten Path Trail Loop, 4 sights

3 mi · ▲ 1,029 ft · 1 hr 31 min

Elevation 5,690–6,683 ft

Loop

Trailhead: Deer Ridge Trailhead · 40.47425, -111.84999

Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 80°F / low 60° · precip 1% · wind 12 mph · sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:56 PM

Dogs allowed on leash · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Telegraph Foot Path, heading SE.
  2. 0.5 miTurn right onto Rex Manuever Foot Path, heading W.
  3. 50 ftContinue straight onto Telegraph Foot Path, heading W.
  4. 300 ftContinue straight onto Rex Manuever Foot Path, heading S.
  5. 50 ftContinue straight onto Deer Ridge Drive, heading S.
  6. 50 ftTurn left onto Beware of Doug Trail, heading SW.
  7. 50 ftContinue straight onto Rex Manuever Foot Path, heading SW.
  8. 0.1 miBear right onto Beware of Doug Trail, heading S.
  9. 350 ftTurn right onto Off the Beaten Path Trail, heading S.
  10. 50 ftBear left onto Beware of Doug Trail, heading S.
  11. 150 ftContinue straight onto Off the Beaten Path Trail, heading SW.
  12. 100 ftTurn left onto View Benchmark Trail, heading SW.
  13. 0.3 miPass View Benchmark.
  14. 100 ftBear left, heading S.
  15. 0.4 miSharp left onto Telegraph Foot Path, heading E.
  16. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Maple Hollow Road, heading W.
  17. 50 ftContinue straight onto Telegraph Foot Path, heading W.
  18. 0.5 miTurn left onto South Maple Hollow Trail, heading N.
  19. 0.3 miSharp left onto Maple Hollow / Deer Ridge Access Trail, heading N.
  20. 100 ftContinue straight onto Off the Beaten Path Trail, heading W.
  21. 50 ftContinue straight onto Maple Hollow / Deer Ridge Access Trail, heading W.
  22. 50 ftThe loop closes 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/view-benchmark-off-the-beaten-path-trail-loop-4-sights

Trail surface

89% dirt11% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 80°F60°
Precip1%Wind12 mphUV7Humidity22%
Rained 0.2″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 6:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:56 PM
Sat 80°59°
Sun 73°55° 41%
Mon 65°51° 57%
Tue 74°52°
Wed 82°60°
Thu 78°59° 24%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 7:33 PM for the 7:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:17 PM — 8 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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