Lackawaxen Lake–Bloods Lake, 4 sights is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in Wasatch Mountain State Park near Brighton, UT. The route passes Bloods Lake before reaching Lackawaxen Lake at the turnaround, 2.2 miles in. It climbs 1,261 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 69/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi9,000 – 10,099 ft · steepest grade: 24%4.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Io Trail 40.61008, -111.53549
Nearest town Brighton, UT
Directions
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Lackawaxen Lake–Bloods Lake, 4 sights
4.5 mi · ▲ 1,261 ft · 2 hr 8 min
Elevation 9,000–10,100 ft
Out & Back · Wasatch Mountain State Park
Trailhead: Io Trail · 40.61008, -111.53549
Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 61°F / low 45° · precip 1% · wind 19 mph · sunrise 6:57 AM · sunset 7:55 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 250 ftBear left onto Bloods Lake Trail, heading SW.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Kalamazoo Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Lupine Trail, heading S.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto Lackasomthin Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Lupine Trail, heading SW.
- 150 ftPass Bloods Lake.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 200 ftSharp left onto Lackawaxen Lake Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Lackasomthin Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Lackawaxen Lake Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miBear right onto Clayton Connect Trail, heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Lackawaxen Lake Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miReach Lackawaxen Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Clayton Connect Trail, heading NW.
- 100 ftBear left onto Lackawaxen Lake Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Lackasomthin Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Lackawaxen Lake Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading E.
- 200 ftTurn right onto Lupine Trail, heading NE.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto Lackasomthin Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Lupine Trail, heading N.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto Kalamazoo Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Bloods Lake Trail, heading NW.
- 150 ftBear right, heading W.
- 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 surface
98% dirt2% gravel
Weather
ClearTemperature 61°F45°
Precip1%Wind19 mphUV7Humidity32%
Rained 0.5″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperature
65°45°
Sunrise 6:57 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:55 PM
Sat
61°42°
Sun
60°43°
56%
Mon
51°40°
58%
Tue
64°39°
Wed
70°46°
Thu
68°46°
30%
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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