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Cecret Lake–Lake Flora Loop, 10 sights

5.9 mi · ▲ 1,815 ft · 2 hr 52 min

Cecret Lake–Lake Flora Loop, 10 sights is a 5.9-mile loop near Alta, UT. The route passes Cecret Lake, Lake Flora and Germania Pass. It climbs 1,815 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 27/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi8,547 – 10,391 ft · steepest grade: 21%6.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.58740, -111.64203
Nearest town Alta, UT
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Cecret Lake–Lake Flora Loop, 10 sights

5.9 mi · ▲ 1,815 ft · 2 hr 52 min

Elevation 8,547–10,392 ft

Loop

Trailhead: 40.58740, -111.64203

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

Transit-accessible: Peruvian Lodge (Up) stop 192 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left onto Collins Gulch Road, heading E.
  3. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  4. 150 ftBear right onto Lower Albion Meadows Trail, heading E.
  5. 0.4 miTurn right onto Snake Pit Trail, heading E.
  6. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Home Run Trail, heading NE.
  7. 150 ftSharp right onto Upper Albion Meadows Trail, heading E.
  8. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Home Run Trail, heading S.
  9. 50 ftContinue straight onto Upper Albion Meadows Trail, heading S.
  10. 0.2 miBear left onto Home Run Trail, heading SE.
  11. 100 ftContinue straight onto Upper Albion Meadows Trail, heading SE.
  12. 0.4 miTurn right onto Cecret Lake Trail, heading SE.
  13. 100 ftSharp right onto Albion Basin Campground Road, heading E.
  14. 250 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  15. 100 ftContinue straight onto Cecret Lake Trail, heading SE.
  16. 0.1 miTurn right onto Devil's Castle Loop Trail, heading NE.
  17. 50 ftTurn left onto Cecret Lake Trail, heading NE.
  18. 0.4 miPass Cecret Lake.
  19. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  20. 150 ftBear right, heading SW.
  21. 50 ftBear left onto Sugarloaf Pass Trail, heading SW.
  22. 0.2 miSharp left onto East Greeley Road, heading SW.
  23. 0.3 miPass Lake Flora.
  24. 100 ftPass Germania Pass.
  25. 0.1 miTurn left onto Collins Gulch Road, heading NW.
  26. 2.5 miSharp left, heading NE.
  27. 250 ftThe loop closes 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-loop

Trail surface

92% dirt5% gravel3% 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%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.2 mi in (~97 min). Leave by 5:59 PM for the 7:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:06 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Peruvian Lodge (Up) stop 192 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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