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Cecret Lake–Sugarloaf Pass, 6 sights

11.2 mi · ▲ 4,535 ft · 6 hr

Cecret Lake–Sugarloaf Pass, 6 sights is an 11.2-mile out-and-back near Alta, UT. The route passes Cecret Lake and Sugarloaf Pass. It climbs 4,535 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 49/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi8,560 – 10,512 ft · steepest grade: 25%12.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.59039, -111.63611
Nearest town Alta, UT
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Cecret Lake–Sugarloaf Pass, 6 sights

11.2 mi · ▲ 4,535 ft · 6 hr

Elevation 8,559–10,514 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.59039, -111.63611

Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 67°F / low 50° · precip 1% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:56 PM

Transit-accessible: Alta Lodge (Down) stop 72 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.1 miSharp left onto Peruvian Acre Road, heading E.
  3. 0.4 miBear right onto Upper Albion Meadows Trail, heading E.
  4. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Home Run Trail, heading SE.
  5. 100 ftContinue straight onto Upper Albion Meadows Trail, heading SE.
  6. 0.2 miBear left onto Home Run Trail, heading SE.
  7. 50 ftContinue straight onto Upper Albion Meadows Trail, heading SE.
  8. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  9. 100 ftTurn right onto East Greeley Road, heading SE.
  10. 400 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  11. 0.5 miPass Cecret Lake.
  12. 100 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  13. 50 ftSharp right onto Sugarloaf Pass Trail, heading SW.
  14. 0.5 miPass Sugarloaf Pass.
  15. 1.1 miSharp left onto Mineral Basin Road, heading SE.
  16. 0.3 miTurn right onto Miller Hill Mining Trail, heading NW.
  17. 0.8 miTurn right, heading SE.
  18. 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
  19. 0.5 miReach Cecret Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  20. 0.5 miBear left, heading W.
  21. 0.5 miBear right, heading NW.
  22. 0.8 miTurn left onto Mineral Basin Road, heading NW.
  23. 0.3 miSharp right onto Sugarloaf Pass Trail, heading NW.
  24. 1.6 miSharp left, heading NE.
  25. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  26. 0.6 miTurn right onto East Greeley Road, heading N.
  27. 400 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  28. 100 ftTurn left onto Upper Albion Meadows Trail, heading NE.
  29. 50 ftContinue straight onto Home Run Trail, heading NE.
  30. 100 ftBear right onto Upper Albion Meadows Trail, heading E.
  31. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Home Run Trail, heading N.
  32. 50 ftContinue straight onto Upper Albion Meadows Trail, heading N.
  33. 0.6 miBear left onto Peruvian Acre Road, heading NW.
  34. 0.4 miSharp right, heading N.
  35. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/cecret-lake-cecret-lake-out-back-8-sights-24-km

Trail surface

95% dirt5% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 67°F50°
Precip1%Wind10 mphUV7Humidity30%
Rained 0.5″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperature
70°50°
Sunrise 6:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:56 PM
Sat 67°50°
Sun 64°46° 55%
Mon 53°43° 62%
Tue 65°41°
Wed 72°50°
Thu 70°49° 29%

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Alta Lodge (Down) stop 72 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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