Lake Catherine–Catherine Pass, 5 sights is a 3.8-mile out-and-back near Albion Alps, UT. The route passes Catherine Pass before reaching Lake Catherine at the turnaround, 1.7 miles in. It climbs 1,212 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 65/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi9,357 – 10,220 ft · steepest grade: 26%4.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: East Greeley Road 40.58102, -111.61692
Nearest town Albion Alps, UT
Directions
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Lake Catherine–Catherine Pass, 5 sights
3.8 mi · ▲ 1,212 ft · 1 hr 52 min
Elevation 9,359–10,221 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: East Greeley Road · 40.58102, -111.61692
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:57 AM · sunset 7:56 PM
- Start on Catherine's to Cecret Lake Connector Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Albion Meadow Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Catherine's Pass Trail, heading E.
- 1.2 miPass Catherine Pass.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Mount Wolverine Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Catherine's Pass Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miPass Lake Catherine.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftReach Lake Catherine, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Mount Wolverine Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Catherine's Pass Trail, heading NW.
- 1.5 miContinue straight onto Catherine's to Cecret Lake Connector Trail, heading W.
- 350 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
100% dirt
Weather
Sunrise 6:57 AMSunset 7:56 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.5 mi in (~60 min). Leave by 6:35 PM for the 7:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:47 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from East Greeley Road Trailhead
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- Cecret Lake–Albion Meadow Trail, 4 sights 2.1 mi · ▲ 648 ft
- Albion Meadow Trail–Devil's Castle Loop Trail, 4 sights 2.3 mi · ▲ 638 ft
- Albion Campground - Catherine Link Trail–Devil's Castle Loop Trail Loop, 3 sights 2.5 mi · ▲ 822 ft
- Mount Baldy–Cecret Lake, 7 sights 3.8 mi · ▲ 1,945 ft
- Mount Millicent–Catherine's Pass Trail, 3 sights 4.6 mi · ▲ 1,870 ft
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