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Wasatch Mountain State Park

Aqueduct–Cottontail Loop, 4 sights

3.7 mi · ▲ 529 ft · 1 hr 30 min

Aqueduct–Cottontail Loop, 4 sights is a 3.7-mile out-and-back in Wasatch Mountain State Park near Interlaken, UT. It climbs 529 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,738 – 6,221 ft · steepest grade: 19%4.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.53954, -111.46419
Nearest town Interlaken, UT
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Aqueduct–Cottontail Loop, 4 sights

3.7 mi · ▲ 529 ft · 1 hr 30 min

Elevation 5,739–6,219 ft

Out & Back · Wasatch Mountain State Park

Trailhead: 40.53954, -111.46419

Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 82°F / low 56° · precip 1% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:57 AM · sunset 7:55 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 400 ftSharp right onto Interlaken, heading E.
  3. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Luge, heading SE.
  4. 0.1 miTurn right onto Donkey Ridge, heading N.
  5. 250 ftBear right onto Dutchman Way, heading E.
  6. 50 ftTurn left onto Donkey Ridge, heading E.
  7. 350 ftTurn left onto Sage, heading N.
  8. 200 ftSharp left onto Cottontail Loop, heading N.
  9. 0.3 miTurn left onto The Barrell, heading N.
  10. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Aqueduct, heading W.
  11. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Old Aqueduct, heading N.
  12. 350 ftContinue straight onto Top Notch, heading N.
  13. 50 ftBear right onto Gobblers Gulch (Wash), heading N.
  14. 450 ftReach Donkey Ridge, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 450 ftBear left onto Top Notch, heading NE.
  16. 100 ftContinue straight onto Old Aqueduct, heading NE.
  17. 350 ftContinue straight onto Aqueduct, heading NE.
  18. 0.3 miContinue straight onto The Barrell, heading S.
  19. 0.1 miTurn right onto Cottontail Loop, heading S.
  20. 0.3 miSharp right onto Sage, heading SW.
  21. 200 ftTurn right onto Donkey Ridge, heading SW.
  22. 350 ftTurn right onto Dutchman Way, heading SW.
  23. 50 ftBear left onto Donkey Ridge, heading SW.
  24. 250 ftTurn left onto Luge, heading E.
  25. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Interlaken, heading S.
  26. 0.6 miSharp left, heading NE.
  27. 100 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/aqueduct-cottontail-loop-out-back-4-sights

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

ClearTemperature 82°F56°
Precip1%Wind9 mphUV7Humidity20%
Rained 0.2″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperature
85°55°
Sunrise 6:57 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:55 PM
Sat 82°56°
Sun 76°54° 56%
Mon 67°51° 56%
Tue 78°47°
Wed 84°53°
Thu 84°58° 29%

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