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

  1. Start on Tanners Flat Campground Loop D Road, heading SW.
  2. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  3. 1.4 miTurn right onto Little Cottonwood Creek Trail, heading NW.
  4. 450 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  5. 450 ftTurn left, heading E.
  6. 1.4 miBear left onto Tanners Flat Campground Loop D Road, heading NE.
  7. 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

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