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Cottontail–Dry Canyon Trail, 8 sights

15.4 mi · ▲ 2,944 ft · 6 hr 36 min

Cottontail–Dry Canyon Trail, 8 sights is a 15.4-mile out-and-back near Hardy, UT. It climbs 2,944 ft, with sections as steep as 32% grade. It scores 6/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi4,564 – 6,477 ft · steepest grade: 32%16.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.33195, -111.72850
Nearest town Hardy, UT
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Cottontail–Dry Canyon Trail, 8 sights

15.4 mi · ▲ 2,944 ft · 6 hr 36 min

Elevation 4,566–6,476 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.33195, -111.72850

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:56 PM

Transit-accessible: stop 509 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Lindon Heritage Trail, heading N.
  3. 1.7 miTurn right, heading E.
  4. 450 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  5. 1.7 miTurn right, heading NE.
  6. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  7. 50 ftTurn left onto Zig Zag Trail, heading NE.
  8. 50 ftContinue straight onto Dry Canyon Trail, heading NE.
  9. 350 ftContinue straight onto Zig Zag Trail, heading SE.
  10. 50 ftContinue straight onto Dry Canyon Trail, heading SE.
  11. 250 ftBear right onto Zig Zag Trail, heading E.
  12. 50 ftTurn left onto Dry Canyon Trail, heading E.
  13. 0.3 miTurn right onto Dry Canyon Drive, heading E.
  14. 50 ftSharp left onto Dry Canyon Trail, heading SE.
  15. 50 ftSharp right onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail, heading SE.
  16. 50 ftSharp left, heading SE.
  17. 500 ftSharp right onto Dry Canyon Trail, heading E.
  18. 0.5 miBear right onto Lament Trail, heading E.
  19. 1.2 miSharp right onto Swift Ridge, heading N.
  20. 0.2 miTurn left onto Connector, heading NE.
  21. 0.2 miTurn right onto Lazuli, heading N.
  22. 0.3 miBear left onto Gopher Snake, heading E.
  23. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Swift Ridge, heading SW.
  24. 50 ftContinue straight onto Lazuli, heading SW.
  25. 500 ftContinue straight onto Swift Ridge, heading S.
  26. 50 ftBear right onto Lazuli, heading S.
  27. 450 ftBear left onto Elk Crossing, heading SW.
  28. 50 ftBear right onto Lazuli, heading S.
  29. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Cottontail, heading SE.
  30. 0.2 miTurn left onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail, heading S.
  31. 0.1 miReach Dry Canyon Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  32. 0.1 miTurn right onto Cottontail, heading S.
  33. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Lazuli, heading S.
  34. 0.5 miBear left onto Elk Crossing, heading N.
  35. 50 ftBear right onto Lazuli, heading N.
  36. 450 ftBear left onto Swift Ridge, heading SE.
  37. 100 ftContinue straight onto Lazuli, heading N.
  38. 500 ftContinue straight onto Swift Ridge, heading NW.
  39. 50 ftContinue straight onto Gopher Snake, heading NW.
  40. 0.1 miBear right onto Lazuli, heading NW.
  41. 0.2 miTurn left onto Connector, heading NW.
  42. 0.2 miTurn right onto Swift Ridge, heading N.
  43. 0.2 miSharp left onto Lament Trail, heading NW.
  44. 1.2 miBear left onto Dry Canyon Trail, heading SW.
  45. 0.5 miSharp left, heading N.
  46. 500 ftSharp right onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail, heading N.
  47. 50 ftSharp left onto Dry Canyon Trail, heading N.
  48. 50 ftSharp right onto Dry Canyon Drive, heading N.
  49. 50 ftTurn left onto Dry Canyon Trail, heading N.
  50. 0.3 miTurn right onto Zig Zag Trail, heading W.
  51. 50 ftBear left onto Dry Canyon Trail, heading W.
  52. 300 ftContinue straight onto Zig Zag Trail, heading SW.
  53. 50 ftContinue straight onto Dry Canyon Trail, heading SW.
  54. 350 ftContinue straight onto Zig Zag Trail, heading S.
  55. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  56. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  57. 50 ftTurn left onto Lindon Heritage Trail, heading S.
  58. 1.7 miTurn right, heading S.
  59. 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
  60. 1.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

50% dirt44% paved6% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:58 AMSunset 7:56 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:35 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:56 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:24 PM.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 509 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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