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Difficulty: EasyPoint to Point
Utah

Big Cottonwood Canyon Scenic Byway

Salt Lake City, Utah

14.6 mi

Distance

4,459 ft

Elev. Gain

6h 50m

Est. Time

Point to Point

Route Type

Easy

Difficulty

About This Trail

Big Cottonwood Canyon Scenic Byway is a point-to-point trail in Salt Lake County, Utah. It is 15 miles long and gains 4,459 feet. It is in or next to Cottonwood Heights, Utah.

From the trail data on this page.

Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

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Elevation Profile

Min:1,503 ft
Max:2,675 ft
Gain:1,359 ft
Loss:187 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 1,503 ft and 2,675 ft across 14.6 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.1,503 ft1,894 ft2,284 ft2,675 ft0.0 mi3.6 mi7.3 mi10.9 mi14.6 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi1,503 ft
High point14.4 mi2,675 ft
End14.6 mi2,675 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Point to Point

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Where it is

Nearest town:
Cottonwood Heights, UT · in or next to town
County:
Salt Lake County, UT

Nearest town and county from U.S. Census Bureau place records and county boundaries.

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Path geometry came from our pre-launch legacy database. Routes have not yet been re-verified against the operator and may differ from the actual trail.

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