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Cottonwood Pond–Jordan River Parkway, 3 sights

12.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 4 hr 10 min

Cottonwood Pond–Jordan River Parkway, 3 sights is a 12.5-mile out-and-back near Western, UT. The route reaches Cottonwood Pond. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi4,223 – 4,242 ft15.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.77134, -111.91425
Nearest town Western, UT
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Cottonwood Pond–Jordan River Parkway, 3 sights

12.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 4 hr 10 min

Elevation 4,223–4,244 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.77134, -111.91425

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:54 PM

Transit-accessible: Jackson/Euclid stop 56 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 350 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  3. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  4. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  5. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  6. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  7. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  8. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  9. 350 ftTurn right, heading W.
  10. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  11. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  12. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  13. 400 ftContinue straight onto Jordan River Parkway, heading W.
  14. 1.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  15. 0.1 miContinue straight onto 9 Line Trail Connector, heading SE.
  16. 200 ftBear left onto 9 Line Trail, heading S.
  17. 300 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  18. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  19. 0.1 miBear right onto Jordan River Parkway, heading S.
  20. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  21. 0.5 miBear right, heading W.
  22. 1 miTurn right, heading S.
  23. 0.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
  24. 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  25. 0.6 miBear left, heading S.
  26. 350 ftBear left, heading S.
  27. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  28. 0.4 miPass Cottonwood Pond.
  29. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  30. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Millcreek Trail, heading W.
  31. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  32. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  33. 0.1 miReach Cottonwood Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  34. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  35. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Jordan River Parkway, heading S.
  36. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  37. 0.5 miBear left, heading W.
  38. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  39. 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
  40. 350 ftBear right, heading N.
  41. 0.6 miTurn left, heading E.
  42. 0.6 miTurn right, heading NE.
  43. 1.5 miTurn left, heading NE.
  44. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  45. 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
  46. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  47. 50 ftTurn left onto 9 Line Trail, heading N.
  48. 300 ftBear right onto 9 Line Trail Connector, heading N.
  49. 200 ftContinue straight onto Jordan River Parkway, heading NW.
  50. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  51. 1.4 miBear left, heading N.
  52. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  53. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  54. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  55. 350 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  56. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  57. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  58. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  59. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  60. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  61. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  62. 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/cottonwood-pond-cottonwood-pond-out-back-4-sights-20-km-c113

Trail surface

88% paved2% boardwalk2% gravel1% dirt7% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:00 AMSunset 7:54 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 5.2 mi in (~125 min). Leave by 5:28 PM for the 7:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:14 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Jackson/Euclid stop 56 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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