Mehraban Pond & Wyngate Basin via Porter Rockwell Trail
4.8 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 37 min
Mehraban Pond & Wyngate Basin via Porter Rockwell Trail is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Dimple Dell Regional Park near Torry Pines, UT. The route passes Wyngate Basin before reaching Mehraban Pond at the turnaround, 2.3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Mehraban Pond & Wyngate Basin via Porter Rockwell Trail
4.8 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 37 min
Elevation 4,466–4,515 ft
Out & Back · Dimple Dell Regional Park
Trailhead: 10195 South Access Trail · 40.56885, -111.88139
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:57 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Transit-accessible: Sandy Civic Center stop 343 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on 10195 South Access Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto East Jordan Canal Trail, heading S.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Porter Rockwell Trail, heading S.
- 1.9 miPass Wyngate Basin.
- 0.1 miPass Mehraban Pond.
- 0.3 miReach Mehraban Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.4 miContinue straight onto East Jordan Canal Trail, heading N.
- 200 ftTurn right onto 10195 South Access Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.4 mi in (~59 min). Leave by 6:37 PM for the 7:57 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:11 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Transit-accessible: Sandy Civic Center stop 343 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from 10195 South Access Trail Trailhead
- Dry Creek Trail via Dimple Dell Trail 2 mi · ▲ 56 ft
- Dimple Dell Trail 2 mi · ▲ 87 ft
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