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Green-Tanner Reservoir & Big Cottonwood Canyon Trail

3.1 mi · ▲ 327 ft · 1 hr 12 min

Green-Tanner Reservoir & Big Cottonwood Canyon Trail is a 3.1-mile out-and-back near Racquet Club Row, UT. The route reaches Green-Tanner Reservoir at the turnaround, 1.4 miles in. It climbs 327 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi4,574 – 4,922 ft4.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Big Cottonwood Canyon Trail 40.61965, -111.78854
Nearest town Racquet Club Row, UT
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Green-Tanner Reservoir & Big Cottonwood Canyon Trail

3.1 mi · ▲ 327 ft · 1 hr 12 min

Elevation 4,573–4,920 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Big Cottonwood Canyon Trail · 40.61965, -111.78854

Weather Sep 5: Clear, high 87°F / low 69° · precip 1% · wind 14 mph · sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:56 PM

Transit-accessible: Big Cottonwood Canyon P+R (Down) stop 146 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Big Cottonwood Canyon Trail, heading W.
  2. 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  3. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
  4. 0.8 miBear right, heading NW.
  5. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  6. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  7. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  8. 300 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  9. 200 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  10. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  11. 50 ftPass Green-Tanner Reservoir.
  12. 200 ftBear left, heading N.
  13. 350 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  14. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  15. 100 ftBear left, heading N.
  16. 300 ftSharp left, heading W.
  17. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  18. 200 ftReach Green-Tanner Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  19. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  20. 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
  21. 300 ftBear right, heading NW.
  22. 100 ftBear right, heading NW.
  23. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  24. 350 ftBear right, heading NW.
  25. 200 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  26. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  27. 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
  28. 300 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  29. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  30. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  31. 0.8 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/green-tanner-reservoir-big-cottonwood-canyon-trail-out-back-5-km-d57c

Trail surface

88% paved1% gravel11% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 87°F69°
Precip1%Wind14 mphUV7Humidity22%
Rained 0.1″ 5 days ago (0.3″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
90°65°
Sunrise 6:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:56 PM
Sun 80°63° 36%
Mon 72°60° 52%
Tue 82°61°
Wed 87°69°
Thu 83°73° 21%
Fri 88°72° 20%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:36 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: Big Cottonwood Canyon P+R (Down) stop 146 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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