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Pittsburg Lake–Cecret Lake, 7 sights

15.1 mi · ▲ 6,162 ft · 8 hr 7 min

Pittsburg Lake–Cecret Lake, 7 sights is a 15.1-mile out-and-back near Alta, UT. The route passes Cecret Lake and Sugarloaf Pass before reaching Pittsburg Lake at the turnaround, 7.6 miles in. It climbs 6,162 ft, with sections as steep as 35% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 56/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi7,881 – 10,512 ft · steepest grade: 35%16.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Wildcat Base Trailhead 40.58834, -111.63858
Nearest town Alta, UT
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Pittsburg Lake–Cecret Lake, 7 sights

15.1 mi · ▲ 6,162 ft · 8 hr 7 min

Elevation 7,881–10,514 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Wildcat Base Trailhead · 40.58834, -111.63858

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:52 PM

Transit-accessible: Goldminer's Daughter Lodge stop 90 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Peruvian Acre Road, heading E.
  2. 0.5 miBear right onto Upper Albion Meadows Trail, heading E.
  3. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Home Run Trail, heading S.
  4. 100 ftContinue straight onto Upper Albion Meadows Trail, heading SE.
  5. 0.2 miBear left onto Home Run Trail, heading SE.
  6. 50 ftContinue straight onto Upper Albion Meadows Trail, heading SE.
  7. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  8. 100 ftTurn right onto East Greeley Road, heading SE.
  9. 400 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  10. 0.5 miPass Cecret Lake.
  11. 100 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  12. 50 ftSharp right onto Sugarloaf Pass Trail, heading SW.
  13. 0.5 miPass Sugarloaf Pass.
  14. 1.1 miSharp left onto Mineral Basin Road, heading SE.
  15. 0.6 miBear right, heading SW.
  16. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  17. 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
  18. 1.8 miTurn left onto Pittsburg Lake Trailhead Road, heading E.
  19. 400 ftTurn left onto Pittsburg Lake Trail, heading NE.
  20. 1.5 miReach Pittsburg Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  21. 1.5 miTurn right onto Pittsburg Lake Trailhead Road, heading W.
  22. 400 ftTurn right onto Mineral Basin Road, heading W.
  23. 1.7 miBear left, heading W.
  24. 250 ftSharp left, heading SE.
  25. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  26. 0.7 miSharp right onto Sugarloaf Pass Trail, heading W.
  27. 1.6 miSharp left, heading N.
  28. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  29. 0.6 miTurn right onto East Greeley Road, heading NE.
  30. 400 ftTurn left, heading N.
  31. 100 ftTurn left onto Upper Albion Meadows Trail, heading NE.
  32. 50 ftContinue straight onto Home Run Trail, heading NE.
  33. 50 ftBear right onto Upper Albion Meadows Trail, heading NE.
  34. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Home Run Trail, heading N.
  35. 100 ftContinue straight onto Upper Albion Meadows Trail, heading N.
  36. 0.6 miBear left onto Peruvian Acre Road, heading NW.
  37. 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/cecret-lake-cecret-lake-out-back-6-sights-20-km

Trail surface

68% dirt32% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:59 AMSunset 7:52 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Goldminer's Daughter Lodge stop 90 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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