Cottonwood Pond via Jordan River Parkway
3.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 10 min
Cottonwood Pond via Jordan River Parkway is a 3.5-mile out-and-back near East Redwood, UT. The route reaches Cottonwood Pond at the turnaround, 1.7 miles in. 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.
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Cottonwood Pond via Jordan River Parkway
3.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 10 min
Elevation 4,232–4,258 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 40.70490, -111.93586
Weather Sep 5: Clear, high 90°F / low 68° · precip 1% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:57 PM
Transit-accessible: Redwood Rd @ 3171 S stop 338 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Crosstown Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Jordan River Parkway, heading NE.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 450 ftBear left, heading N.
- 300 ftBear left, heading N.
- 450 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 450 ftBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftReach Cottonwood Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 450 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 300 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Crosstown Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.3 miArrive 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~6 min). Leave by 7:31 PM for the 7:57 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:18 PM — 7 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Redwood Rd @ 3171 S stop 338 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Jordan River Parkway 3.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Jordan River Parkway 4 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Jordan River Parkway 4.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Parley's Trail 6 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Jordan River Parkway 6.7 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Jordan River Parkway 7.7 mi · ▲ 27 ft
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