Mountain Dell Reservoir & The Sheep Trail

5.1 mi · ▲ 1,159 ft · 2 hr 17 min

Mountain Dell Reservoir & The Sheep Trail is a 5.1-mile out-and-back near Little Mountain, UT. The route reaches Mountain Dell Reservoir at the turnaround, 2.6 miles in. It climbs 1,159 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,535 – 6,162 ft · steepest grade: 25%5.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: The Sheep Trail 40.76083, -111.70761
Nearest town Little Mountain, UT

Directions

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Mountain Dell Reservoir & The Sheep Trail

5.1 mi · ▲ 1,159 ft · 2 hr 17 min

Elevation 5,534–6,162 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: The Sheep Trail · 40.76083, -111.70761

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:56 PM

No dogs on part of this route

  1. Start on The Sheep Trail, heading N.
  2. 1.1 miBear right, heading SE.
  3. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Alexander Creek Trail, heading SW.
  4. 0.7 miTurn left, heading W.
  5. 0.2 miReach Mountain Dell Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 1.5 miBear left onto The Sheep Trail, heading N.
  7. 1.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

28% dirt72% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:58 AMSunset 7:56 PM

Good to know

  • No dogs on part of this route

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