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Utah trails · Grand Gulch Trail

Grand Gulch Trail

A 29.2-mile point-to-point in Utah, with 1,032 ft of climbing. Reaches Bullet Canyon Spring and other spring/waterfall destinations.

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Length
29.2 mi
Elevation gain
1,032 ft
Difficulty
Hard
Max grade
60%
Steepest mile
+259 ft
Tread at ≥10% grade
1.2 mi
Shape
point-to-point
Surface
Dirt
Bikes
no
Horses
no

Elevation profile

4,758 – 5,784 ft14710131619222528

The climbing is spread fairly evenly along the route. It gives back about 1,158 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.

3-D terrain

3-D terrain view of Grand Gulch Trail

USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5

Reaches

Heads up

Stream ford: expect at least one unbridged crossing.
Terrain graded T2 (SAC scale).
Sections reported faint or hard to follow — carry a map or download this area offline.

Daylight at the trailhead

On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 7:01 a.m., the sun rises at 7:27 a.m. and sets at 6:45 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:11 p.m. (MDT) — 11 h 17 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 29.2-mile route works out to roughly 11 h 20 min of walking — more than a single day of daylight here, so plan it as an overnight or hike it in sections.