Lackawaxen Lake–Bloods Lake, 6 sights is a 7.4-mile out-and-back in Wasatch Mountain State Park near Park City, UT. The route passes Bloods Lake before reaching Lackawaxen Lake at the turnaround, 3.7 miles in. It climbs 1,727 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 65/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi8,888 – 10,099 ft · steepest grade: 17%8.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 40.60650, -111.50704
Nearest town Park City, UT
Directions
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Lackawaxen Lake–Bloods Lake, 6 sights
7.4 mi · ▲ 1,727 ft · 3 hr 20 min
Elevation 8,888–10,100 ft
Out & Back · Wasatch Mountain State Park
Trailhead: 40.60650, -111.50704
Weather Sep 6: Overcast, high 65°F / low 48° · precip 10% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:53 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 500 ftContinue straight onto Corvair (Upper), heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto 9K Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
- 200 ftBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Io Trail (Middle), heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Io Trail, heading W.
- 0.6 miBear left onto Bloods Lake Trail, heading W.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Kalamazoo Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Lupine Trail, heading SW.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto Lackasomthin Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Lupine Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftPass Bloods Lake.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 150 ftSharp left onto Lackawaxen Lake Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Lackasomthin Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Lackawaxen Lake Trail, heading SW.
- 0.5 miBear right onto Clayton Connect Trail, heading W.
- 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 S.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Clayton Connect Trail, heading S.
- 100 ftBear left onto Lackawaxen Lake Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Lackasomthin Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Lackawaxen Lake Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 200 ftTurn right onto Lupine Trail, heading E.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto Lackasomthin Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Lupine Trail, heading NE.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto Kalamazoo Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Bloods Lake Trail, heading SE.
- 150 ftBear right, heading E.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Io Trail, heading E.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Io Trail (Middle), heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right onto 9K Trail, heading E.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading E.
- 100 ftBear right onto Corvair (Upper), heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 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
99% dirt1% gravel
Weather
OvercastTemperature 65°F48°
Precip10%Wind9 mphUV7Humidity26%
Rained 0.3″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperature
65°45°
Sunrise 6:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:53 PM
Mon
59°43°
53%
Tue
65°44°
Wed
69°47°
Thu
69°47°
Fri
71°52°
16%
Sat
54°37°
20%
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Io Trail (Middle) & Io Trail via 9K Trail 2.9 mi · ▲ 845 ft
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