Little Cottonwood Creek Trail
6.5 mi · ▲ 1,494 ft · 2 hr 55 min
Little Cottonwood Creek Trail is a 6.5-mile out-and-back near Wasatch Resort, UT. It climbs 1,494 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Directions
Little Cottonwood Creek Trail
6.5 mi · ▲ 1,494 ft · 2 hr 55 min
Elevation 5,643–7,170 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Tanners Flat Campground Loop D Road · 40.57099, -111.70119
Weather Sep 5: Clear, high 73°F / low 53° · precip 1% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:54 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead
- Start on Tanners Flat Campground Loop D Road, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 1.4 miContinue straight onto Little Cottonwood Creek Trail, heading SW.
- 1.9 miReach Little Cottonwood Creek Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 3.3 miBear left onto Tanners Flat Campground Loop D Road, heading NE.
- 50 ftArrive 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.1 mi in (~52 min). Leave by 6:42 PM for the 7:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:30 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
More from Tanners Flat Campground Loop D Road Trailhead
- Little Cottonwood Creek Trail 2.9 mi · ▲ 771 ft
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