Little Mountain–Settlement Canyon Reservoir, 7 sights is a 13.4-mile out-and-back near Tooele, UT. The route passes Settlement Canyon Reservoir and England Pass before reaching Little Mountain at the turnaround, 6.7 miles in. It climbs 4,629 ft, with sections as steep as 35% grade. It scores 62/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi5,381 – 6,713 ft · steepest grade: 35%13.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 40.50698, -112.29317
Nearest town Tooele, UT
Directions
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Little Mountain–Settlement Canyon Reservoir, 7 sights
13.4 mi · ▲ 4,629 ft · 6 hr 47 min
Elevation 5,380–6,712 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 40.50698, -112.29317
Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 83°F / low 67° · precip 0% · wind 17 mph · sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:58 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 50 ftPass Settlement Canyon Reservoir.
- 1.4 miSharp right onto Dark Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Legion Park Camp Complex, heading SE.
- 1.3 miBear right onto Ridge Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Muddy Trail, heading E.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading N.
- 150 ftBear right onto Connector Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Bottom Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Spring Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Bench Trail, heading NW.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading N.
- 150 ftPass England Pass.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 1.3 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Oakridge Dr, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miReach Little Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading SE.
- 1.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 250 ftBear right onto Bench Trail, heading E.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Spring Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Bottom Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Connector Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear right onto Muddy Trail, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Ridge Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 1.6 miBear right onto Dark Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading N.
- 1.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
59% dirt41% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 83°F67°
Precip0%Wind17 mphUV7Humidity19%
Rained 0.1″ 4 days ago (0.3″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
85°65°
Sunrise 7:00 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:58 PM
Sat
83°65°
Sun
77°58°
26%
Mon
67°55°
31%
Tue
77°54°
Wed
84°62°
Thu
79°61°
20%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.6 mi in (~175 min). Leave by 4:43 PM for the 7:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:40 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Settlement Canyon Reservoir & Left Hand Fork Trail via Dark Trail 4.4 mi · ▲ 1,345 ft
- Settlement Canyon Reservoir–Bench Trail, 3 sights 9.1 mi · ▲ 3,263 ft
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