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Decker Lake Park

Decker Lake–Cottonwood Pond, 4 sights

8.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 56 min

Decker Lake–Cottonwood Pond, 4 sights is an 8.8-mile out-and-back in Decker Lake Park near Sunstone, UT. The route passes Cottonwood Pond and Decker Lake. 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 mi4,232 – 4,262 ft9.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.67945, -111.91423
Nearest town Sunstone, UT
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Decker Lake–Cottonwood Pond, 4 sights

8.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 56 min

Elevation 4,232–4,262 ft

Out & Back · Decker Lake Park

Trailhead: 40.67945, -111.91423

Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 90°F / low 68° · precip 1% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:57 PM

Transit-accessible: Riverboat Road Station stop 586 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 200 ftBear right, heading NW.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left onto Jordan River Parkway, heading NW.
  4. 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
  5. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  6. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  7. 0.8 miPass Cottonwood Pond.
  8. 350 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  9. 50 ftTurn left onto Millcreek Trail, heading NW.
  10. 200 ftContinue straight onto Jordan River Parkway, heading NW.
  11. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  12. 0.7 miTurn left, heading NW.
  13. 500 ftTurn right, heading N.
  14. 450 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  15. 0.2 miTurn right onto Crosstown Trail, heading SW.
  16. 0.6 miPass Decker Lake.
  17. 0.5 miBear left, heading NW.
  18. 0.4 miReach Decker Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  19. 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  20. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  21. 0.9 miTurn left, heading E.
  22. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  23. 500 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  24. 450 ftTurn right onto Jordan River Parkway, heading E.
  25. 0.7 miTurn left, heading SE.
  26. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Millcreek Trail, heading NW.
  27. 200 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  28. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  29. 150 ftContinue straight onto Jordan River Parkway, heading S.
  30. 0.9 miTurn right, heading S.
  31. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  32. 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
  33. 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
  34. 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/decker-lake-cottonwood-pond-out-back-6-sights-14-km

Trail surface

85% paved1% boardwalk1% dirt13% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 90°F68°
Precip1%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity17%
Rained 0.1″ 6 days ago
Hourly temperature
90°65°
Sunrise 6:59 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:57 PM
Sat 90°65°
Sun 83°62° 32%
Mon 72°61° 63%
Tue 81°60°
Wed 91°66°
Thu 82°66° 25%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.3 mi in (~103 min). Leave by 5:53 PM for the 7:57 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:56 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Riverboat Road Station stop 586 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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