Little Cottonwood Creek Trail
2.9 mi · ▲ 771 ft · 1 hr 21 min
Little Cottonwood Creek Trail is a 2.9-mile out-and-back near Wasatch Resort, UT. It climbs 771 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi6,424 – 7,169 ft · steepest grade: 16%3.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Tanners Flat Campground Loop D Road 40.57099, -111.70119
Nearest town Wasatch Resort, UT
Directions
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Little Cottonwood Creek Trail
2.9 mi · ▲ 771 ft · 1 hr 21 min
Elevation 6,424–7,170 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 miTurn right onto Little Cottonwood Creek Trail, heading NW.
- 450 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 1.4 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.
Trail surface
100% dirt
Weather
ClearTemperature 73°F53°
Precip1%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity28%
Rained 0.6″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperature
75°50°
Sunrise 6:59 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:54 PM
Sun
67°50°
49%
Mon
62°49°
50%
Tue
71°48°
Wed
76°56°
Thu
72°58°
15%
Fri
78°56°
22%
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 6.5 mi · ▲ 1,494 ft
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