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Dimple Dell Regional Park

Mehraban Pond & Wyngate Basin via Porter Rockwell Trail

6.9 mi · ▲ 141 ft · 2 hr 22 min

Mehraban Pond & Wyngate Basin via Porter Rockwell Trail is a 6.9-mile out-and-back in Dimple Dell Regional Park near White Sands, UT. The route passes Wyngate Basin before reaching Mehraban Pond at the turnaround, 3.4 miles in. It is mostly level, with 141 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi4,459 – 4,557 ft7.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.55967, -111.87149
Nearest town White Sands, UT
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Mehraban Pond & Wyngate Basin via Porter Rockwell Trail

6.9 mi · ▲ 141 ft · 2 hr 22 min

Elevation 4,459–4,556 ft

Out & Back · Dimple Dell Regional Park

Trailhead: 40.55967, -111.87149

Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 89°F / low 70° · precip 1% · wind 16 mph · sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:57 PM

Dogs allowed on leash · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  3. 100 ftContinue straight onto White City Canal Trail, heading N.
  4. 0.6 miTurn left onto Dimple Dell Loop Trail, heading NW.
  5. 350 ftSharp right onto 700 East Access Trail, heading W.
  6. 250 ftSharp left onto Dimple Dell Trail, heading W.
  7. 0.1 miSharp left, heading W.
  8. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Dimple Dell Loop Trail, heading W.
  9. 50 ftBear right onto Dimple Dell Trail, heading W.
  10. 150 ftBear left, heading W.
  11. 0.1 miBear right onto Dimple Dell Loop Trail, heading W.
  12. 0.1 miTurn left onto 10195 South Access Trail, heading W.
  13. 0.2 miTurn left onto East Jordan Canal Trail, heading W.
  14. 200 ftContinue straight onto Porter Rockwell Trail, heading SW.
  15. 1.9 miPass Wyngate Basin.
  16. 0.3 miReach Mehraban Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  17. 2.2 miContinue straight onto East Jordan Canal Trail, heading N.
  18. 200 ftTurn right onto 10195 South Access Trail, heading N.
  19. 0.2 miTurn right onto Dimple Dell Loop Trail, heading N.
  20. 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
  21. 0.1 miBear right onto Dimple Dell Trail, heading NE.
  22. 150 ftBear left onto Dimple Dell Loop Trail, heading NE.
  23. 50 ftContinue straight onto Dimple Dell Trail, heading NE.
  24. 0.1 miSharp left, heading NE.
  25. 0.1 miSharp right onto 700 East Access Trail, heading E.
  26. 250 ftSharp left onto Dimple Dell Loop Trail, heading E.
  27. 350 ftTurn right onto White City Canal Trail, heading E.
  28. 0.6 miTurn right, heading S.
  29. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/mehraban-pond-wyngate-basin-out-back-11-km-f9ed

Trail surface

78% paved13% dirt9% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 89°F70°
Feels like83°Precip1%Wind16 mphUV7Humidity14%
Rained 0.2″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperature
90°70°
Sunrise 6:59 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:57 PM
Sat 88°70°
Sun 80°63° 37%
Mon 71°59° 59%
Tue 83°60°
Wed 90°66°
Thu 84°66° 25%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~7 min). Leave by 7:29 PM for the 7:57 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:18 PM — 6 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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