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Albion Campground - Catherine Link Trail–Devil's Castle Loop Trail Loop, 3 sights is a 2.5-mile loop near Albion Alps, UT. It climbs 822 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 65/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi9,364 – 9,932 ft · steepest grade: 24%3.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Catherine's Pass Trail 40.58255, -111.61509
Nearest town Albion Alps, UT

Directions

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Albion Campground - Catherine Link Trail–Devil's Castle Loop Trail Loop, 3 sights

2.5 mi · ▲ 822 ft · 1 hr 15 min

Elevation 9,365–9,932 ft

Loop

Trailhead: Catherine's Pass Trail · 40.58255, -111.61509

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:57 AM · sunset 7:56 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 100 ftBear left, heading SE.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left onto Catherine's to Cecret Connector Trail, heading S.
  4. 0.2 miBear right onto Supreme Bottom Terminal Road, heading SW.
  5. 300 ftSharp left onto Devil's Castle Loop Trail, heading W.
  6. 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
  7. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Mandelbrot Trail, heading SW.
  8. 250 ftTurn left onto Devil's Castle Loop Trail, heading SW.
  9. 0.5 miBear left, heading NE.
  10. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  11. 350 ftTurn right onto Albion Basin Campground Road, heading N.
  12. 0.1 miTurn right onto Albion Campground - Catherine Link Trail, heading NW.
  13. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Catherine's Pass Trail, heading NW.
  14. 0.4 miThe loop closes back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

93% dirt7% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:57 AMSunset 7:56 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~14 min). Leave by 7:22 PM for the 7:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:26 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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