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Wasatch Mountain State Park

Cottontail Loop–Donkey Ridge, 3 sights

3.8 mi · ▲ 522 ft · 1 hr 32 min

Cottontail Loop–Donkey Ridge, 3 sights is a 3.8-mile out-and-back in Wasatch Mountain State Park near Interlaken, UT. It climbs 522 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,738 – 6,221 ft4.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.53954, -111.46419
Nearest town Interlaken, UT
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Cottontail Loop–Donkey Ridge, 3 sights

3.8 mi · ▲ 522 ft · 1 hr 32 min

Elevation 5,739–6,221 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. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Golpher Flats, heading NE.
  9. 400 ftBear right onto Sage, heading NE.
  10. 350 ftContinue straight onto Cottontail Loop, heading N.
  11. 50 ftBear right onto Sage, heading N.
  12. 0.6 miReach Donkey Ridge, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 0.6 miBear left onto Cottontail Loop, heading SW.
  14. 50 ftContinue straight onto Sage, heading S.
  15. 350 ftBear left onto Golpher Flats, heading S.
  16. 400 ftContinue straight onto Sage, heading S.
  17. 250 ftBear right, heading S.
  18. 0.2 miTurn right onto Donkey Ridge, heading SW.
  19. 350 ftTurn right onto Dutchman Way, heading SW.
  20. 50 ftBear left onto Donkey Ridge, heading SW.
  21. 300 ftTurn left onto Luge, heading SW.
  22. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Interlaken, heading SW.
  23. 0.6 miSharp left, heading SW.
  24. 50 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/cottontail-loop-donkey-ridge-out-back-3-sights-6-km

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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