Brighton Lakes Viewpoint–Dog Lake, 4 sights
8 mi · ▲ 3,387 ft · 4 hr 22 min
Brighton Lakes Viewpoint–Dog Lake, 4 sights is an 8-mile out-and-back in Wasatch Mountain State Park near Brighton, UT. The route passes Dog Lake before reaching Brighton Lakes Viewpoint at the turnaround, 4 miles in. It climbs 3,387 ft, with sections as steep as 40% grade. It scores 75/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Brighton Lakes Viewpoint–Dog Lake, 4 sights
8 mi · ▲ 3,387 ft · 4 hr 22 min
Elevation 7,807–10,323 ft
Out & Back · Wasatch Mountain State Park
Trailhead: Snake Creek Mine Dump Road · 40.56923, -111.55423
Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:52 PM
Transit-accessible: Brighton Resort stop 96 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 1.1 miSharp right, heading E.
- 1.6 miSharp right onto Brighton Ridge Run, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
- 100 ftBear right onto Wasatch Wiggle Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Big Cottonwood Mine Loop, heading NW.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Clayton Peak Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miPass Dog Lake.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 350 ftReach Brighton Lakes Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 250 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Big Cottonwood Mine Loop, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto Wasatch Wiggle Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 100 ftBear right onto Brighton Ridge Run, heading SE.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 1.6 miSharp left, heading E.
- 1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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- Transit-accessible: Brighton Resort stop 96 m from the trailhead
More from Snake Creek Mine Dump Road Trailhead
- Brighton Ridge Run 6.3 mi · ▲ 2,758 ft
- Brighton Ridge Run 7.4 mi · ▲ 3,233 ft
- Brighton Ridge Run 8.5 mi · ▲ 3,550 ft
- Big Cottonwood Mine Loop–Moose Tracks Trail, 4 sights 9.9 mi · ▲ 3,844 ft
- Sunset Pass–Home Run Trail, 3 sights 12.9 mi · ▲ 5,576 ft
- Catherine Pass–Sunset Pass, 9 sights 13.8 mi · ▲ 5,474 ft
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