Lake Martha–Lake Catherine, 5 sights is a 4.6-mile out-and-back near Albion Alps, UT. The route passes Catherine Pass and Lake Catherine before reaching Lake Martha at the turnaround, 2.3 miles in. It climbs 1,427 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 67/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi9,384 – 10,220 ft · steepest grade: 21%4.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Catherine's Pass Trailhead 40.58283, -111.61839
Nearest town Albion Alps, UT
Directions
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Lake Martha–Lake Catherine, 5 sights
4.6 mi · ▲ 1,427 ft · 2 hr 15 min
Elevation 9,384–10,221 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Catherine's Pass Trailhead · 40.58283, -111.61839
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:57 AM · sunset 7:56 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Catherine's Pass Trail, heading E.
- 1.4 miPass Catherine Pass.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Mount Wolverine Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Catherine's Pass Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miPass Lake Catherine.
- 0.8 miReach Lake Martha, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miSharp right onto Mount Wolverine Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Catherine's Pass Trail, heading W.
- 1.4 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 1.4 mi in (~58 min). Leave by 6:37 PM for the 7:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:45 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Catherine's Pass Trailhead 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
- Lake Catherine–Catherine Pass, 5 sights 3.8 mi · ▲ 1,212 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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