Big Cottonwood Canyon Trail
2.3 mi · ▲ 274 ft · 54 min
Big Cottonwood Canyon Trail is a 2.3-mile out-and-back near Pine Mountain, UT. It climbs 274 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Big Cottonwood Canyon Trail
2.3 mi · ▲ 274 ft · 54 min
Elevation 4,647–4,920 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 40.63165, -111.80577
Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 88°F / low 71° · precip 1% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:56 PM
Transit-accessible: 3000 E @ 6531 S stop 120 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Big Cottonwood Canyon Trail, heading SW.
- 1 miReach Big Cottonwood Canyon Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 150 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~5 min). Leave by 7:31 PM for the 7:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:15 PM — 9 min before dark.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: 3000 E @ 6531 S stop 120 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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