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- Broads Fork Trail. Distance: about 4.7 miles roundtrip. Elevation Gain: 2046 feet. Difficulty: Moderate. I think this is one of the most underrated hikes in Big Cottonwood Canyon!
- Lake Blanche. Distance: about 6.4 miles roundtrip. Elevation Gain: 2,753 feet. Difficulty: Moderate. No Big Cottonwood Canyon hiking list would be complete without talking about the Lake Blanche trail.
- Hidden Falls. Distance: about 0.2 miles roundtrip. Elevation Gain: 170 feet. Difficulty: Very Easy. Hidden Falls is a beautiful waterfall that’s not too far from the parking lot.
- Moss Ledge Waterfall. Distance: about 0.5 miles roundtrip (but GPS is hard to track on this hike) Elevation Gain: about 531 feet. Difficulty: Moderate. This is a really cool waterfall if you’re willing to work for it.
Located in the Uintah-Wasatch-Cache National Forest, Big Cottonwood Canyon is home to Solitude and Brighton ski resorts. Both have full-service, year-round facilities. From Brighton there are several easy trails leading to various lakes, including Twin Lakes, Lake Mary, Lake Martha, and Dog Lake.
Discover this 1.8-mile out-and-back trail near Salt Lake City, Utah. Generally considered an easy route, it takes an average of 44 min to complete. This is a very popular area for road biking, running, and walking, so you'll likely encounter other people while exploring.
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- Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Big Cottonwood Canyon is a canyon in the Wasatch Range 12 miles (19 km) southeast of Salt Lake City in the U.S. state of Utah. The 15-mile (24 km)-long canyon provides hiking, biking, picnicking, rock-climbing, camping, and fishing in the summer.
Aug 30, 2023 · Big Cottonwood Canyon is one of our favorite places along the Wasatch Front. On hot summer days it is generally 10-15 degrees cooler up the canyon than in the valley. We’ve found a lot of great hikes and we’ve gathered them all in this post.