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Dry Bench route map
Difficulty: Easy
Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument/Utah

Dry Bench

5.6 mi

Distance

249 ft

Elev. Gain

1h 54m

Est. Time

Easy

Difficulty

About This Trail

We don't publish a description for Dry Bench 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.

Bureau of Land Management manages this trail and is the authority for conditions, closures and route notes. See official sources below. Spot something we should add?

Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

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Elevation Profile

Min:1,604 ft
Max:1,688 ft
Gain:93 ft
Loss:177 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 1,604 ft and 1,688 ft across 5.6 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.1,604 ft1,632 ft1,660 ft1,688 ft0.0 mi1.4 mi2.8 mi4.2 mi5.6 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi1,688 ft
End5.6 mi1,604 ft

Official sources & verification

Managed by Bureau of Land Management

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Source of truth

Managing agency

Where it is

Nearest town:
Big Water, UT · about 22 mi away
County:
Kane County, UT
Jurisdiction:
Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument · Bureau of Land Management

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

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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: Jul 28, 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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