Little Cottonwood Creek
Trail Number: 055
Trail Length: 6.2 mile loop
Difficulty: Easy
Trailhead: 1.6 mile up Right Hand Fork in Logan Canyon , stay to the left at the first junction and follow the Willow Creek trail—GPS: N41°46′656″ W111°37′164″
Elevation Start/Gain: 5600 feet/1000 feet
Route: "This is a beautiful part of the mountains at lower elevation, and one can do this hike sometimes in April, but most certainly in May, and it is only a short drive up Logan Canyon."
Follow the Willow Creek trail, past the mouth of Ricks Canyon. "Continue following the creek... eastward [0.8 mile].... The Willow Creek trail [turns] left (northward). Go up the Willow Creek trail for another 0.8 mile to the big switchback.... Leave the trail at the bend, and follow a faint trail... northwest which... passes between two prominent hills... through an area of aspen groves and meadows."
For route details and special features, please refer to the best hiking guide in Cache Valley:
Cache Trails, 2023 Edition, edited by Dave Wallace and illustrated by Margaret Pettis
(Bridgerland Audubon Society)
Available from:
- Cache Valley Visitors Bureau
- The Book Table
- The Trailhead a.k.a Campsaver.com
- USDA Forest Service, Logan District Office
- USU Bookstore
