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Big Bend Habitat Restoration Area

Grandpa's Pond–Pond at Gardner VIlliage, 3 lakes

5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 40 min

Grandpa's Pond–Pond at Gardner VIlliage, 3 lakes is a 5-mile out-and-back in Big Bend Habitat Restoration Area near Didier Minor, UT. The route passes Pond at Gardner VIlliage before reaching Grandpa's Pond at the turnaround, 2.5 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.

Elevation

0 mi4,288 – 4,324 ft5.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.60824, -111.92359
Nearest town Didier Minor, UT
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Grandpa's Pond–Pond at Gardner VIlliage, 3 lakes

5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 40 min

Elevation 4,287–4,326 ft

Out & Back · Big Bend Habitat Restoration Area

Trailhead: 40.60824, -111.92359

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 7:01 AM · sunset 7:54 PM

Transit-accessible: Historic Gardner stop 68 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 50 ftPass Pond at Gardner VIlliage.
  3. 350 ftContinue straight onto Jordan River Parkway, heading E.
  4. 1.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  5. 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
  6. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  7. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  8. 200 ftTurn right, heading S.
  9. 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
  10. 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
  11. 0.1 miSharp left onto Jordan River Parkway Trail, heading S.
  12. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
  13. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  14. 0.3 miSharp right, heading S.
  15. 150 ftReach Grandpa's Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  16. 150 ftSharp left, heading S.
  17. 0.3 miBear left, heading NE.
  18. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  19. 0.1 miSharp right, heading N.
  20. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
  21. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  22. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  23. 200 ftBear left, heading N.
  24. 50 ftBear right onto Jordan River Parkway, heading N.
  25. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  26. 1.2 miArrive 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/grandpas-pond-grandpas-pond-out-back-4-lakes-8-km

Trail surface

71% paved15% dirt2% boardwalk12% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:01 AMSunset 7:54 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Historic Gardner stop 68 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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