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Cecret Lake–Sugarloaf Pass, 5 sights is a 2.7-mile out-and-back near Albion Alps, UT. The route passes Cecret Lake before reaching Sugarloaf Pass at the turnaround, 1.2 miles in. It climbs 1,157 ft, with sections as steep as 32% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 57/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi9,364 – 10,532 ft · steepest grade: 32%3.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Supreme Bottom Terminal Road 40.57768, -111.61399
Nearest town Albion Alps, UT

Directions

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Cecret Lake–Sugarloaf Pass, 5 sights

2.7 mi · ▲ 1,157 ft · 1 hr 29 min

Elevation 9,365–10,533 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Supreme Bottom Terminal Road · 40.57768, -111.61399

Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 62°F / low 44° · precip 1% · wind 15 mph · sunrise 6:57 AM · sunset 7:56 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Supreme Bottom Terminal Road, heading SW.
  2. 350 ftSharp left onto Devil's Castle Loop Trail, heading SE.
  3. 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
  4. 50 ftTurn right onto Cecret Lake Trail, heading SW.
  5. 0.4 miPass Cecret Lake.
  6. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  7. 150 ftBear right, heading NW.
  8. 50 ftBear left onto Sugarloaf Pass Trail, heading NW.
  9. 0.4 miPass Sugarloaf Pass.
  10. 0.1 miTurn right onto East Baldy Traverse, heading SW.
  11. 150 ftTurn left onto Mount Baldy East Trail, heading SW.
  12. 50 ftContinue straight onto Sugarloaf Connector Road, heading S.
  13. 250 ftReach Cecret Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 250 ftContinue straight onto Mount Baldy East Trail, heading W.
  15. 50 ftTurn right onto East Baldy Traverse, heading SW.
  16. 150 ftTurn left onto Sugarloaf Pass Trail, heading W.
  17. 0.5 miBear right, heading E.
  18. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  19. 150 ftTurn left onto Cecret Lake Trail, heading E.
  20. 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
  21. 50 ftBear left onto Devil's Castle Loop Trail, heading E.
  22. 0.2 miSharp right onto Upper Albion Meadows Trail, heading E.
  23. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

87% dirt9% gravel4% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 62°F44°
Precip1%Wind15 mphUV7Humidity39%
Rained 0.6″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperature
65°40°
Sunrise 6:57 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:56 PM
Sat 62°44°
Sun 57°43° 57%
Mon 52°40° 62%
Tue 64°39°
Wed 70°46°
Thu 68°46° 29%

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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