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Oquirrh Lake & Copper Creek Park Trail via Welby Jacob Canal Trail

4.1 mi · ▲ 165 ft · 1 hr 27 min

Oquirrh Lake & Copper Creek Park Trail via Welby Jacob Canal Trail is a 4.1-mile out-and-back near Riverton Meadows, UT. The route reaches Oquirrh Lake. It is mostly level, with 165 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi4,679 – 4,820 ft5.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Copper Creek Park Trail 40.53102, -112.00115
Nearest town Riverton Meadows, UT
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Oquirrh Lake & Copper Creek Park Trail via Welby Jacob Canal Trail

4.1 mi · ▲ 165 ft · 1 hr 27 min

Elevation 4,678–4,820 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Copper Creek Park Trail · 40.53102, -112.00115

Weather Sep 5: Clear, high 87°F / low 62° · precip 1% · wind 14 mph · sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:57 PM

Dogs allowed on leash · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Copper Creek Park Trail, heading S.
  2. 0.3 miTurn right onto Midas Creek Trail, heading NE.
  3. 0.3 miTurn left onto Welby Jacob Canal Trail, heading E.
  4. 0.7 miSharp left, heading NE.
  5. 0.4 miPass Oquirrh Lake.
  6. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  7. 150 ftBear left, heading NW.
  8. 50 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  9. 150 ftBear left, heading NW.
  10. 50 ftTurn left onto Founders Park Loop, heading NW.
  11. 400 ftBear left, heading W.
  12. 450 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  13. 250 ftSharp left, heading N.
  14. 400 ftTurn right, heading W.
  15. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  16. 200 ftBear right, heading NW.
  17. 50 ftSharp left, heading NW.
  18. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  19. 250 ftReach Oquirrh Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  20. 200 ftTurn left, heading N.
  21. 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
  22. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  23. 200 ftTurn right, heading N.
  24. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  25. 400 ftSharp right, heading W.
  26. 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
  27. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  28. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  29. 150 ftSharp left, heading W.
  30. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  31. 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  32. 0.4 miSharp right onto Welby Jacob Canal Trail, heading E.
  33. 0.7 miTurn right onto Midas Creek Trail, heading SW.
  34. 0.3 miTurn left onto Copper Creek Park Trail, heading SW.
  35. 450 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/oquirrh-lake-copper-creek-park-trail-out-back-7-km

Trail surface

93% paved1% dirt6% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 87°F62°
Precip1%Wind14 mphUV7Humidity24%
Rained 0.1″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperature
90°60°
Sunrise 6:59 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:57 PM
Sun 80°58° 29%
Mon 71°57° 52%
Tue 82°53°
Wed 89°63°
Thu 84°68° 21%
Fri 89°66° 20%

Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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