Lake Catherine–Catherine Pass, 6 sights is a 5-mile out-and-back near Albion Alps, UT. The route passes Catherine Pass before reaching Lake Catherine at the turnaround, 2.4 miles in. It climbs 1,612 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 56/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi8,921 – 10,220 ft · steepest grade: 22%5.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Home Run Trail 40.58780, -111.62193
Nearest town Albion Alps, UT
Directions
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Lake Catherine–Catherine Pass, 6 sights
5 mi · ▲ 1,612 ft · 2 hr 28 min
Elevation 8,921–10,221 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Home Run Trail · 40.58780, -111.62193
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:57 AM · sunset 7:56 PM
Transit-accessible: Albion Base stop 706 m from the trailhead
- Start on Upper Albion Meadows Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Home Run Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Upper Albion Meadows Trail, heading SE.
- 350 ftSharp left onto Albion Meadow Trail, heading SE.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Catherine's Pass Trail, heading E.
- 1.2 miPass Catherine Pass.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Mount Wolverine Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Catherine's Pass Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftReach Lake Catherine, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Mount Wolverine Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Catherine's Pass Trail, heading NW.
- 1.9 miSharp right onto Upper Albion Meadows Trail, heading S.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Home Run Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Upper Albion Meadows Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miArrive 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 2.2 mi in (~90 min). Leave by 6:06 PM for the 7:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:04 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Albion Base stop 706 m from the trailhead
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