Little Mountain–Little Dell Reservoir, 4 sights is an 11.2-mile out-and-back near Mountain Dell Park, UT. The route passes Little Dell Reservoir before reaching Little Mountain at the turnaround, 5.6 miles in. It climbs 1,861 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi5,791 – 7,028 ft · steepest grade: 19%11.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 40.77682, -111.68927
Nearest town Mountain Dell Park, UT
Directions
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Little Mountain–Little Dell Reservoir, 4 sights
11.2 mi · ▲ 1,861 ft · 4 hr 40 min
Elevation 5,790–7,029 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 40.77682, -111.68927
Weather Sep 5: Clear, high 81°F / low 59° · precip 1% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:54 PM
No dogs on part of this route · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 50 ftPass Little Dell Reservoir.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Donner Reed Party and Mormon Pioneer Trail, heading NE.
- 2.1 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.9 miSharp left onto Burnt Flat Trail, heading N.
- 0.7 miBear left onto Lookout Peak Trail, heading SW.
- 1.5 miTurn left onto Little Mountain Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading E.
- 0.2 miReach Little Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Lookout Peak Trail, heading NW.
- 1.5 miBear right onto Burnt Flat Trail, heading NE.
- 0.7 miSharp right onto Donner Reed Party and Mormon Pioneer Trail, heading E.
- 3 miArrive 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 81°F59°
Precip1%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity24%
Rained 0.1″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperature
85°55°
Sunrise 6:59 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:54 PM
Sun
75°55°
36%
Mon
67°51°
50%
Tue
78°49°
Wed
83°56°
Thu
79°60°
20%
Fri
84°60°
20%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 5.4 mi in (~171 min). Leave by 4:43 PM for the 7:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:29 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- No dogs on part of this route
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Donner Reed Party and Mormon Pioneer Viewpoint–Little Dell Reservoir, 4 saddles 11.4 mi · ▲ 1,666 ft
- Lookout Peak–Little Dell Reservoir, 5 sights 12.7 mi · ▲ 3,176 ft
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