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The Rose Creek Trail follows well, Rose Creek. This small section in Riverton offers a view of the mountains, but is surrounded by suburbia. I did not particularly love it. But, with the weather we were having today I decided it would be a good option to avoid mud and have a quick escape back to the car in case the skies absolutely let loose. We did not make it as far as I had hoped.
Quick Details:
Length: We did about 3/4 of a mile out and back today.
Trail Type: Out and back/Connector.
Difficulty: Paved and pretty flat. DR2.
Elevation Gain: Eh, about 50 feet.
Restroom: No. There is a nearby Maverik (they generally have clean restrooms). Or other businesses.
Dogs? Yes, Leashed.
Other Info:
To Get Here:
I found a small parking lot at 13599 South Templar Drive. Basically take Bangerter Highway to 13400 South and head west. Go about 8/10ths of a mile and turn left on Sentinel Ridge Road. Turn right on Templar Drive. Follow that west until it curves to the south. there is a small parking lot on the right.
Kennecott Copper Mine (Passenger Seat Photography (PSP)).
The Trail:
I found a small parking lot that was next to the trail just a smidge east of where we left off last time. You can avoid this little grass hill if you head north along Hanley Lane.
Rose Creek. I debated about giving into my weird crackhead brain about going the other way to the point where we left off… and well, weird crackhead brain won. To be fair, it was just a little bit back west.
Where Rose Creek emerges from below Mountain View Corridor.
Riverton Water Tank.
And Mountain View Corridor. You can see the little opening in the sound wall where we left off last time. But as I said last time, there is no way I am Froggering across this high speed road. However, I think they have left the option of a bridge open for the future. Until then, it doesn’t seem like a big detour to go north to along the Mountain View Corridor Trail to 13400 south, then back down on the other side if you want to connect through here and keep going west. Anyway… back the other way.
Rose Creek.
Again.
Little park with a flood control basin.
It looks like they are building a bridge across the creek here. Probably to put in as many more of these apartments that they can stuff into that tiny parcel of land.
Continuing along.
I can’t really make out the mountains behind that wall of low clouds.
This looks like those aerial target’s we have seen, but smaller in scale. I am sure it is probably related.
The creek again.
Another flood control basin.
Little sign labeling the trail.
I don’t know if it is just the windy day, the construction, or if Riverton people just suck, or whatever combination of the three, but there is a lot of litter accumulating in the tumbleweeds.
Where the creek goes underneath Sentinel Ridge Blvd.
Sentinel Ridge Blvd. It was a littler busier than I would like so I was not going to Frogger across it either. It is not far from 13400 South to take a detour, and I totally would have done that except…
The trail on the other side is currently closed. I am guessing while they build the new development over there. Anyway whenever it opens up again it looks like there is currently about 3/10ths of a mile more before the pavement ends and you hit the Welby Jacobs Canal. plus about 860 feet out to 13400 South, across Sentinel Ridge Blvd, and back down. For a total of about 9/10ths of a mile out and back.
Beyond the canal is a bit of wild creek with no trail along it, and then Bangerter. I was able to find the creek after Bangerter on the map, but I don’t see much of a trail. But, I’m still going to see what I can do to follow it down to the Jordan River because I am weird like that. Actually, messing around on the map I see a couple spots that I might be able to follow it some more... but they don't look very promising so maybe not. But I might go investigate haha. At least it leaves it open for possible future trails.
Heading back the way we came.
Trash collected in the flood control basin.
And in the weeds.
The creek.
Still can’t see the mountain to the east.
Continuing along.
Mountains to the west.
The Riverton water tank blocking the view of Rose Canyon.
Back to where they appear to be building a bridge... or maybe a culvert.
Lots of trash. I will definitely pick up random litter when I see it out on a walk but this is more than I am willing to do without dedicating an hour or 2 to it.
The random little parking area I found.
Well, it might have been a good thing our little adventure was cut short today as the skies opened up and it was raining more than I like to be out in. So, meh.
Fun storm clouds as we make our way north to our next adventure (PSP). We were hoping maybe the weather would be better to the north, and it was.
Well, I did not particularly care for this segment. It was really deep in suburbia. Plus, the weather today was pretty abysmal and blocked the view of the mountains. That isn’t the trails fault though haha. Meh… 1 squirrel.
As for difficulty, it’s paved and pretty flat. DR2.
Dogs are allowed on city sidewalks, leashed.
