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Wasatch Mountain State Park

Burnt Ridge–Cottontail Loop Loop, 8 sights

4.9 mi · ▲ 603 ft · 1 hr 56 min

Burnt Ridge–Cottontail Loop Loop, 8 sights is a 4.9-mile loop in Wasatch Mountain State Park near Interlaken, UT. It climbs 603 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 7/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,798 – 6,339 ft5.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Donkey Ridge 40.54531, -111.46838
Nearest town Interlaken, UT
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Burnt Ridge–Cottontail Loop Loop, 8 sights

4.9 mi · ▲ 603 ft · 1 hr 56 min

Elevation 5,799–6,340 ft

Loop · Wasatch Mountain State Park

Trailhead: Donkey Ridge · 40.54531, -111.46838

Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 78°F / low 56° · precip 1% · wind 15 mph · sunrise 6:57 AM · sunset 7:55 PM

  1. Start on Donkey Ridge, heading N.
  2. 300 ftBear right onto The Face, heading NE.
  3. 50 ftContinue straight onto Prospect, heading NE.
  4. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Phosphate Hill, heading NW.
  5. 50 ftBear right onto Prospect, heading NW.
  6. 1.5 miSharp right onto Dutchman Way, heading NE.
  7. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Dutch Hollow Trail, heading S.
  8. 350 ftBear left onto Top Notch, heading SE.
  9. 0.1 miBear left onto Gobblers Gulch (Wash), heading SE.
  10. 450 ftContinue straight onto Gobblers Gulch, heading E.
  11. 150 ftContinue straight onto Sage, heading NE.
  12. 250 ftBear right onto Old Burnt Ridge, heading NE.
  13. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Burnt Ridge, heading SE.
  14. 0.5 miBear right, heading S.
  15. 0.1 miSharp right onto Cottontail Loop, heading S.
  16. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  17. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Sage, heading N.
  18. 0.2 miTurn right onto Donkey Ridge, heading SW.
  19. 350 ftSharp right onto Dutchman Way, heading SW.
  20. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Fenceline, heading W.
  21. 0.1 miTurn left onto Donkey Ridge, heading W.
  22. 0.9 miThe loop closes 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/burnt-ridge-cottontail-loop-loop-8-sights-8-km-cfb1

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

ClearTemperature 78°F56°
Precip1%Wind15 mphUV7Humidity24%
Rained 0.2″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperature
80°55°
Sunrise 6:57 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:55 PM
Sat 78°56°
Sun 73°53° 56%
Mon 65°49° 56%
Tue 76°45°
Wed 82°52°
Thu 82°57° 29%

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