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Buck Tank Draw and Birthday Arch route map
Difficulty: ModerateOut and Back
Utah

Buck Tank Draw and Birthday Arch

Big Water, Utah

4.2 mi

Distance

646 ft

Elev. Gain

1h 38m

Est. Time

Out & Back

Route Type

Moderate

Difficulty

About This Trail

We don't publish a description for Buck Tank Draw and Birthday Arch unless we can point you at the agency it came from. We don't have one yet. The planning figures above — distance, elevation gain, estimated time, route type — come from the source listed on this trail.

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Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

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Elevation Profile

Min:1,328 ft
Max:1,485 ft
Gain:197 ft
Loss:197 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 1,328 ft and 1,485 ft across 4.2 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.1,328 ft1,380 ft1,433 ft1,485 ft0.0 mi1.1 mi2.1 mi3.2 mi4.2 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi1,332 ft
High point2.1 mi1,485 ft
End4.2 mi1,332 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Out & Back

Official sources & verification

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Where it is

Nearest town:
Big Water, UT · about 1 mi away
County:
Kane County, UT

Nearest town and county from U.S. Census Bureau place records and county boundaries.

We display cached information from agency feeds. Hours, fees, permits, closures, fire restrictions, and conditions change without notice. Outdoors is not the permitting authority. Confirm current conditions for this trail using the links above before you go — you are responsible for compliance. Last verified by us: May 23, 2026. Our copy is more than a month old — please reconfirm with the agency before relying on it.Spot an error in our data?

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Path geometry came from our pre-launch legacy database. Routes have not yet been re-verified against the operator and may differ from the actual trail.

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