Bloods Lake–Bloods Lake Trail, 6 sights is a 7.5-mile out-and-back near Park City, UT. The route reaches Bloods Lake. It climbs 2,286 ft, with sections as steep as 32% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 66/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi8,934 – 10,525 ft · steepest grade: 32%8.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Corvair (Upper) 40.60678, -111.51007
Nearest town Park City, UT
Directions
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Bloods Lake–Bloods Lake Trail, 6 sights
7.5 mi · ▲ 2,286 ft · 3 hr 39 min
Elevation 8,933–10,527 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Corvair (Upper) · 40.60678, -111.51007
Weather Sep 6: Overcast, high 65°F / low 48° · precip 10% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:52 PM
Transit-accessible: Brighton Resort stop 117 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Corvair (Upper), heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto 9K Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
- 200 ftBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Io Trail (Middle), heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Io Trail, heading W.
- 0.6 miBear left onto Bloods Lake Trail, heading W.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Kalamazoo Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Lupine Trail, heading SW.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto Lackasomthin Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Lupine Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftPass Bloods Lake.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 200 ftSharp left onto Lackawaxen Lake Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Lackasomthin Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Lackawaxen Lake Trail, heading SW.
- 0.5 miBear right onto Clayton Connect Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Clayton Peak Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Golden Needle, heading S.
- 50 ftReach Bloods Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Clayton Peak Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Clayton Connect Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Lackawaxen Lake Trail, heading NE.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Lackasomthin Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left onto Lackawaxen Lake Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 200 ftTurn right onto Lupine Trail, heading NE.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto Lackasomthin Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Lupine Trail, heading E.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto Kalamazoo Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Bloods Lake Trail, heading NE.
- 150 ftBear right, heading E.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Io Trail, heading E.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Io Trail (Middle), heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right onto 9K Trail, heading NE.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading E.
- 100 ftBear right onto Corvair (Upper), heading E.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
96% dirt1% gravel3% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 65°F48°
Precip10%Wind9 mphUV7Humidity26%
Rained 0.3″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperature
65°45°
Sunrise 6:59 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:52 PM
Mon
59°43°
53%
Tue
65°44°
Wed
69°47°
Thu
69°47°
Fri
71°52°
16%
Sat
54°37°
20%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.7 mi in (~127 min). Leave by 5:25 PM for the 7:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:43 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Brighton Resort stop 117 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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