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Moss Ledge Waterfall

Salt Lake County, Utah

Your visit at a glance

Waterfall height
Not recorded
Location
Salt Lake County, Utah
Access status
Partial guide: short unmaintained social trail with scrambling
The walk
About 0.4 to 0.6 mile round trip, per visitor reports
Ground & access
Steep, rocky social trail with scrambling and some route finding. Can be difficult or dangerous during high spring runoff. Big Cottonwood Canyon is a protected watershed: no dogs, and no touching or playing in the water.
Road Trip Ryan: Moss Ledge Waterfall

Moss Ledge Waterfall is a two-tiered falls on a side stream just above the Big Cottonwood Canyon road. From the parking area at mile post 7, follow the trail that angles up to the old picnic area. On the bench, the path follows the stream upstream on the left bank (facing downstream). It gets rockier and narrower; a short steep section can be passed on the same side or in the stream bed. Above it, stay on that side, where the social trail and some built steps help. The falls come into view only near the end. Return the same way. The path is a faint, unmaintained social trail with scrambling.

Plan your visit

Mile post 7 parking area in Big Cottonwood Canyon (former Moss Ledge Picnic Area), social trail up the stream to Moss Ledge Waterfall

Road Trip Ryan maps 0.43 miles for the route and lists 0.5 mile; Girl on a Hike gives 0.6 miles round trip with about 450 feet of gain.

Steep, rocky social trail with scrambling and some route finding. Can be difficult or dangerous during high spring runoff. Big Cottonwood Canyon is a protected watershed: no dogs, and no touching or playing in the water.

Where to start

Parking area on the left at mile post 7, about 5.7 miles up Big Cottonwood Canyon from the light at Wasatch Blvd. Room for about four cars.

Timing & water

Late spring through fall; summer and fall have lower flow.

Before you go

No fee is mentioned.

Visitor information
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More waterfalls nearby

Within 40 straight-line miles. Road and trail distances will differ.

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Waterfall location

Salt Lake County, Utah.

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