Upper Lisa Falls–Little Cottonwood Creek Trail, 3 sights
5 mi · ▲ 2,137 ft · 2 hr 44 min
Upper Lisa Falls–Little Cottonwood Creek Trail, 3 sights is a 5-mile out-and-back in Twin Peaks Wilderness near Wasatch Resort, UT. The route reaches Upper Lisa Falls at the turnaround, 2.5 miles in. It climbs 2,137 ft, with sections as steep as 47% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Upper Lisa Falls–Little Cottonwood Creek Trail, 3 sights
5 mi · ▲ 2,137 ft · 2 hr 44 min
Elevation 5,643–7,728 ft
Out & Back · Twin Peaks Wilderness
Trailhead: Little Cottonwood Creek Trail · 40.57100, -111.76048
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:56 PM
- Start on Little Cottonwood Creek Trail, heading E.
- 2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.6 miReach Upper Lisa Falls, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 1.8 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~33 min). Leave by 7:03 PM for the 7:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:33 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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