Lake Martha–Lake Catherine, 5 sights is a 4.5-mile out-and-back near Albion Alps, UT. The route passes Catherine Pass and Lake Catherine before reaching Lake Martha at the turnaround, 2.2 miles in. It climbs 1,359 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 71/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi9,400 – 10,220 ft · steepest grade: 25%5.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Upper Albion Meadows Trail 40.57720, -111.61463
Nearest town Albion Alps, UT
Directions
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Lake Martha–Lake Catherine, 5 sights
4.5 mi · ▲ 1,359 ft · 2 hr 11 min
Elevation 9,400–10,221 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Upper Albion Meadows Trail · 40.57720, -111.61463
Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 62°F / low 44° · precip 1% · wind 15 mph · sunrise 6:57 AM · sunset 7:56 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Upper Albion Meadows Trail, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Cecret Lake Trail, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Albion Basin Campground Road, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Homestake Road, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Albion Basin Campground Road, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Albion Campground - Catherine Link Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Catherine's Pass Trail, heading N.
- 0.7 miPass Catherine Pass.
- 200 ftTurn right onto Mount Wolverine Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Catherine's Pass Trail, heading N.
- 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 W.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Catherine's Pass Trail, heading W.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Albion Campground - Catherine Link Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Albion Basin Campground Road, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Homestake Road, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Albion Basin Campground Road, heading S.
- 400 ftBear right, heading S.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Cecret Lake Trail, heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Supreme Bottom Terminal Road, heading N.
- 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
100% dirt
Weather
ClearTemperature 62°F44°
Precip1%Wind15 mphUV7Humidity39%
Rained 0.6″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperature
65°40°
Sunrise 6:57 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:56 PM
Sat
62°44°
Sun
57°43°
57%
Mon
52°40°
62%
Tue
64°39°
Wed
70°46°
Thu
68°46°
29%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.4 mi in (~56 min). Leave by 6:40 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
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Upper Albion Meadows Trail Trailhead
- Cecret Lake–Sugarloaf Pass, 5 sights 2.7 mi · ▲ 1,157 ft
- Mount Millicent–Albion Campground - Catherine Link Trail, 3 sights 4.4 mi · ▲ 1,817 ft
- Seepage–Lake Mary, 7 lakes 5.3 mi · ▲ 1,554 ft
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