Bloods Lake via Easy Rider is a 5-mile out-and-back near Silver Lake Estates, UT. The route reaches Bloods Lake at the turnaround, 2.5 miles in. It climbs 2,551 ft, with sections as steep as 38% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 49/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi8,754 – 10,525 ft · steepest grade: 38%5.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 40.59960, -111.58535
Nearest town Silver Lake Estates, UT
Directions
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Bloods Lake via Easy Rider
5 mi · ▲ 2,551 ft · 2 hr 57 min
Elevation 8,753–10,527 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 40.59960, -111.58535
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:57 AM · sunset 7:55 PM
Transit-accessible: Brighton Resort stop 151 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Great Western Trail, heading E.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Brighton Lakes Trail, heading SE.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 400 ftTurn left onto Easy Rider, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Moose Tracks Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Golden Needle, heading SE.
- 0.8 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Clayton Peak Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Clayton Connect Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Lackawaxen Lake Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Lackasomthin Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftReach Bloods Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Lackawaxen Lake Trail, heading NE.
- 0.5 miBear right onto Clayton Connect Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Clayton Peak Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Golden Needle, heading S.
- 0.8 miSharp left onto Moose Tracks Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Easy Rider, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Brighton Lakes Trail, heading W.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Great Western Trail, heading W.
- 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
62% dirt3% paved2% gravel33% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:57 AMSunset 7:55 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.6 mi in (~80 min). Leave by 6:15 PM for the 7:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:08 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Brighton Resort stop 151 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Brighton Lakes Viewpoint & Dog Lake via Brighton Lakes Trail 1.4 mi · ▲ 571 ft
- Moose Tracks Trail & Snake Pit Trail Loop via Easy Rider 2 mi · ▲ 705 ft
- Alta-Brighton Trail 2 mi · ▲ 745 ft
- Big Cottonwood Mine Loop via Brighton Lakes Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 916 ft
- Mount Evergreen–Alta-Brighton Viewpoint, 3 summits 2.5 mi · ▲ 1,060 ft
- Dog Lake & Big Cottonwood Mine Loop via Alta-Brighton Trail 2.6 mi · ▲ 933 ft
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