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Dimple Dell Regional Park

Mehraban Pond & Wyngate Basin via Porter Rockwell Trail

4.7 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 36 min

Mehraban Pond & Wyngate Basin via Porter Rockwell Trail is a 4.7-mile out-and-back in Dimple Dell Regional Park near Draperville, UT. The route passes Mehraban Pond and Wyngate Basin. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi4,465 – 4,515 ft5.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.53542, -111.87189
Nearest town Draperville, UT
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Mehraban Pond & Wyngate Basin via Porter Rockwell Trail

4.7 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 36 min

Elevation 4,465–4,515 ft

Out & Back · Dimple Dell Regional Park

Trailhead: 40.53542, -111.87189

Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 89°F / low 70° · precip 1% · wind 13 mph · sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:57 PM

Dogs allowed on leash · Transit-accessible: Kimballs Lane Station (Bay A) stop 50 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 50 ftPass Mehraban Pond.
  3. 150 ftBear right, heading N.
  4. 0.2 miPass Wyngate Basin.
  5. 2 miContinue straight onto East Jordan Canal Trail, heading N.
  6. 200 ftTurn right onto 10195 South Access Trail, heading N.
  7. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Dimple Dell Trail, heading N.
  8. 100 ftReach Mehraban Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 100 ftContinue straight onto 10195 South Access Trail, heading NW.
  10. 0.2 miTurn left onto East Jordan Canal Trail, heading SW.
  11. 200 ftContinue straight onto Porter Rockwell Trail, heading SW.
  12. 2.2 miBear left, heading SE.
  13. 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-8-km-24f9

Trail surface

92% paved1% dirt7% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 89°F70°
Precip1%Wind13 mphUV7Humidity20%
Rained 0.3″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperature
90°70°
Sunrise 6:59 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:57 PM
Sat 89°71°
Sun 82°63° 36%
Mon 71°60° 50%
Tue 83°60°
Wed 90°66°
Thu 84°67° 21%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:36 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:57 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:24 PM.

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Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Transit-accessible: Kimballs Lane Station (Bay A) stop 50 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Draperville, Utah