ReckonTrails Open the map

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.

Open in the interactive map →

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 August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:23 a.m., the sun rises at 6:50 a.m. and sets at 7:51 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 8:18 p.m. (MDT) — 13 h 01 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 29.2-mile route takes roughly 11 h 20 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 6:09 p.m. — 1 h 42 min before sunset.