Cecret Lake & Home Run Trail via East Greeley Road is a 4.5-mile out-and-back near Alta, UT. The route reaches Cecret Lake at the turnaround, 2.3 miles in. It climbs 1,642 ft, with sections as steep as 29% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 24/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi8,622 – 9,850 ft · steepest grade: 29%5.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 40.59315, -111.62900
Nearest town Alta, UT
Directions
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Cecret Lake & Home Run Trail via East Greeley Road
4.5 mi · ▲ 1,642 ft · 2 hr 19 min
Elevation 8,623–9,850 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 40.59315, -111.62900
Weather Sep 5: Clear, high 66°F / low 49° · precip 1% · wind 15 mph · sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:56 PM
Transit-accessible: Albion Base stop 226 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Michigan City Road, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Twin Lakes Pass Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Albion Parking Lot Road, heading SE.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Upper Albion Meadows Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Peruvian Acre Road, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Upper Albion Meadows Trail, heading E.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Home Run Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Upper Albion Meadows Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Home Run Trail, heading SE.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Upper Albion Meadows Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 100 ftTurn right onto East Greeley Road, heading SE.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.6 miReach Cecret Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Upper Albion Meadows Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Home Run Trail, heading N.
- 100 ftBear right onto Upper Albion Meadows Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Home Run Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Upper Albion Meadows Trail, heading N.
- 0.6 miBear left onto Peruvian Acre Road, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Upper Albion Meadows Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Albion Parking Lot Road, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Twin Lakes Pass Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Michigan City Road, heading W.
- 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
100% dirt
Weather
ClearTemperature 66°F49°
Precip1%Wind15 mphUV7Humidity36%
Rained 0.5″ 6 days ago
Hourly temperature
70°45°
Sunrise 6:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:56 PM
Sun
61°43°
54%
Mon
56°43°
54%
Tue
65°42°
Wed
70°50°
Thu
66°52°
20%
Fri
72°50°
20%
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Albion Base stop 226 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Peruvian Acre Road 2.2 mi · ▲ 517 ft
- Peruvian Acre Road 2.3 mi · ▲ 517 ft
- Lower Albion Meadows Trail & Snake Pit Trail 2.4 mi · ▲ 516 ft
- Upper Albion Meadows Trail 2.6 mi · ▲ 776 ft
- Cardiff Peak–Cardiff Pass, 3 summits 3.3 mi · ▲ 1,733 ft
- Albion Meadow Trail & Home Run Trail via Upper Albion Meadows Trail 3.8 mi · ▲ 1,164 ft
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