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Saskatchewan trails · South Benson Trail

South Benson Trail

A 4.2-mile out-and-back in Saskatchewan, with 774 ft of climbing.

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Length
4.2 mi
Elevation gain
774 ft
Difficulty
Moderate
Max grade
20%
Steepest mile
+414 ft
Tread at ≥10% grade
0.5 mi
Shape
out-and-back
Surface
Dirt

Elevation profile

3,763 – 4,537 ft1234

Most of the climbing sits in the first third — 68% of the ascent, between mile 0.0 and mile 1.4. It climbs almost continuously, with little descent to recover on.

3-D terrain

3-D terrain view of South Benson Trail

NRCAN MRDEM ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5

Getting there

South Benson Trail access. 49.55420, -109.97643 · directions

Daylight at the trailhead

On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 7:07 a.m., the sun rises at 7:39 a.m. and sets at 6:31 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:03 p.m. (CST) — 10 h 52 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 8.5-mile round trip takes roughly 3 h 54 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 11:33 a.m. — 6 h 58 min before sunset.

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