Dry Canyon Trail–Soldier Bench Trail, 3 sights

14.5 mi · ▲ 3,461 ft · 6 hr 34 min

Dry Canyon Trail–Soldier Bench Trail, 3 sights is a 14.5-mile out-and-back near Independence, UT. It climbs 3,461 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade. It scores 88/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi6,864 – 8,511 ft · steepest grade: 22%14.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Wardsworth Road 40.26896, -111.33931
Nearest town Independence, UT

Directions

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Dry Canyon Trail–Soldier Bench Trail, 3 sights

14.5 mi · ▲ 3,461 ft · 6 hr 34 min

Elevation 6,863–8,511 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Wardsworth Road · 40.26896, -111.33931

Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 71°F / low 48° · precip 1% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:57 AM · sunset 7:54 PM

  1. Start on Wardsworth Road, heading S.
  2. 0.5 miBear left, heading S.
  3. 2.7 miBear left, heading W.
  4. 1.3 miSharp right onto Dry Canyon Trail, heading W.
  5. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Dispersed Site Road, heading E.
  6. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  7. 1.8 miReach Wardsworth Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 1.8 miContinue straight onto Dry Canyon Trail, heading SW.
  9. 0.9 miSharp left, heading SW.
  10. 1.3 miBear right, heading NE.
  11. 1 miContinue straight onto Wardsworth Road, heading E.
  12. 1.7 miTurn left, heading E.
  13. 0.5 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

38% dirt62% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 71°F48°
Precip1%Wind8 mphUV7Humidity31%
Rained 0.4″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperature
75°45°
Sunrise 6:57 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:54 PM
Sat 71°49°
Sun 64°47° 62%
Mon 61°43° 62%
Tue 66°42°
Wed 73°49°
Thu 73°51° 20%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~5 min). Leave by 7:29 PM for the 7:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:13 PM — 9 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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