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Saskatchewan trails · West Benson Trail

West Benson Trail

A 2.8-mile out-and-back in Saskatchewan, with 754 ft of climbing.

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Length
2.8 mi
Elevation gain
754 ft
Difficulty
Moderate
Max grade
22%
Steepest mile
+564 ft
Tread at ≥10% grade
0.5 mi
Shape
out-and-back
Surface
Dirt

Elevation profile

3,762 – 4,516 ft12

Most of the climbing sits in the middle third — 74% of the ascent, between mile 0.9 and mile 1.9. It climbs almost continuously, with little descent to recover on.

3-D terrain

3-D terrain view of West Benson Trail

NRCAN MRDEM ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5

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Stream ford: expect at least one unbridged crossing.

Getting there

West Benson Trail access. 49.60471, -109.99886 · 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 5.6-mile round trip takes roughly 2 h 51 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 10:30 a.m. — 8 h 01 min before sunset.

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