AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Little Cottonwood Creek Trail

3.9 mi · ▲ 841 ft · 1 hr 43 min

Little Cottonwood Creek Trail is a 3.9-mile out-and-back near Wasatch Resort, UT. It climbs 841 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,643 – 6,490 ft4.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Little Cottonwood Trail 40.57234, -111.72678
Nearest town Wasatch Resort, UT
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Little Cottonwood Creek Trail

3.9 mi · ▲ 841 ft · 1 hr 43 min

Elevation 5,643–6,491 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Little Cottonwood Trail · 40.57234, -111.72678

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:56 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Little Cottonwood Creek Trail, heading SE.
  2. 450 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  3. 1.9 miReach Little Cottonwood Creek Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 1.9 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/little-cottonwood-creek-trail-out-back-6-km

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:58 AMSunset 7:56 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~21 min). Leave by 7:15 PM for the 7:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:42 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Wasatch Resort, Utah