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Blazing Saddle & Shadow Lake via Wasatch Crest Connect

4.1 mi · ▲ 1,011 ft · 1 hr 52 min

Blazing Saddle & Shadow Lake via Wasatch Crest Connect is a 4.1-mile out-and-back near Brighton, UT. It climbs 1,011 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 67/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi9,121 – 9,512 ft · steepest grade: 19%4.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.62922, -111.55428
Nearest town Brighton, UT
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Blazing Saddle & Shadow Lake via Wasatch Crest Connect

4.1 mi · ▲ 1,011 ft · 1 hr 52 min

Elevation 9,121–9,510 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.62922, -111.55428

Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 63°F / low 48° · precip 1% · wind 19 mph · sunrise 6:57 AM · sunset 7:55 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.5 miBear left, heading SE.
  3. 1.2 miContinue straight onto Wasatch Crest Connect, heading S.
  4. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Shadow Lake, heading SW.
  5. 150 ftContinue straight onto Blazing Saddle, heading SW.
  6. 100 ftContinue straight onto Shadow Lake, heading SW.
  7. 50 ftContinue straight onto Blazing Saddle, heading SW.
  8. 0.1 miReach Shadow Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Shadow Lake, heading E.
  10. 50 ftContinue straight onto Blazing Saddle, heading E.
  11. 100 ftContinue straight onto Shadow Lake, heading NE.
  12. 150 ftContinue straight onto Wasatch Crest Connect, heading E.
  13. 1.5 miBear right, heading NW.
  14. 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/blazing-saddle-shadow-lake-out-back

Trail surface

78% dirt22% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 63°F48°
Precip1%Wind19 mphUV7Humidity34%
Rained 0.6″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperature
65°45°
Sunrise 6:57 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:55 PM
Sat 64°46°
Sun 60°44° 55%
Mon 53°41° 58%
Tue 65°40°
Wed 71°47°
Thu 69°47° 30%

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