Brighton Lakes Viewpoint & Dog Lake via Brighton Lakes Trail is a 1.4-mile out-and-back near Silver Lake Estates, UT. The route passes Dog Lake before reaching Brighton Lakes Viewpoint at the turnaround, 0.7 miles in. It climbs 571 ft, with sections as steep as 27% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 43/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi8,767 – 9,371 ft · steepest grade: 27%1.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Brighton Lakes Trail 40.59820, -111.58429
Nearest town Silver Lake Estates, UT
Directions
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Brighton Lakes Viewpoint & Dog Lake via Brighton Lakes Trail
1.4 mi · ▲ 571 ft · 45 min
Elevation 8,767–9,369 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Brighton Lakes Trail · 40.59820, -111.58429
Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 66°F / low 49° · precip 1% · wind 16 mph · sunrise 6:57 AM · sunset 7:55 PM
Transit-accessible: Brighton Resort stop 96 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Brighton Lakes Trail, heading SE.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.6 miPass Dog Lake.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftReach Brighton Lakes Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miBear right, heading W.
- 150 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
93% dirt7% gravel
Weather
ClearTemperature 66°F49°
Precip1%Wind16 mphUV7Humidity27%
Rained 0.5″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperature
70°45°
Sunrise 6:57 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:55 PM
Sat
66°49°
Sun
63°46°
57%
Mon
54°43°
61%
Tue
66°41°
Wed
72°49°
Thu
71°48°
30%
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Brighton Resort stop 96 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Brighton Lakes Trail Trailhead
- Brighton Lakes Trail 1.9 mi · ▲ 702 ft
- Moose Tracks Trail & Snake Pit Trail Loop via Easy Rider 2 mi · ▲ 705 ft
- Dog Lake & Wasatch Wiggle Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 745 ft
- Big Cottonwood Mine Loop via Brighton Lakes Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 885 ft
- Big Cottonwood Mine Loop via Brighton Lakes Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 916 ft
- Easy Rider–Moose Tracks Trail Loop, 3 sights 2.4 mi · ▲ 709 ft
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