Mount Van Cott–Mount Van Cott South Trail, 4 sights is a 3.1-mile out-and-back near Fraternity Park, UT. The route reaches Mount Van Cott. It climbs 1,399 ft, with sections as steep as 36% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi4,987 – 6,309 ft · steepest grade: 36%3.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Medical Campus West Access 40.77528, -111.83875
Nearest town Fraternity Park, UT
Directions
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Mount Van Cott–Mount Van Cott South Trail, 4 sights
3.1 mi · ▲ 1,399 ft · 1 hr 44 min
Elevation 4,986–6,310 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Medical Campus West Access · 40.77528, -111.83875
Weather Sep 5: Clear, high 84°F / low 64° · precip 1% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:55 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Transit-accessible: University Hospital stop 311 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Medical Campus West Access, heading N.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Mount Van Cott Section, heading NE.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
- 150 ftSharp left onto Mount Van Cott South Trail, heading SE.
- 0.8 miBear right onto Mount Van Cott Trail, heading NE.
- 300 ftBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftPass Mount Van Cott.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Mount Van Cott West Trail, heading N.
- 1 miTurn right onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Mount Van Cott Section, heading S.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Medical Campus West Access, heading N.
- 200 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
97% dirt2% gravel1% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 84°F64°
Precip1%Wind11 mphUV7Humidity25%
Rained 0.2″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 6:59 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:55 PM
Sun
78°58°
31%
Mon
70°56°
53%
Tue
79°54°
Wed
86°62°
Thu
82°67°
20%
Fri
87°66°
19%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~4 min). Leave by 7:31 PM for the 7:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:12 PM — 11 min before dark.
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Transit-accessible: University Hospital stop 311 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Medical Campus West Access Trailhead
- Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Mount Van Cott Section 2 mi · ▲ 349 ft
- Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Mount Van Cott Section 2 mi · ▲ 404 ft
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- 19th Avenue (Lower)–Avenues Ridge Trail, 7 sights 10.3 mi · ▲ 3,612 ft
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