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Wasatch Mountain State Park

Lake Martha–Lake Catherine, 6 saddles

10.1 mi · ▲ 4,447 ft · 5 hr 35 min

Lake Martha–Lake Catherine, 6 saddles is a 10.1-mile out-and-back in Wasatch Mountain State Park near Brighton, UT. The route passes Sunset Pass, Catherine Pass and Lake Catherine before reaching Lake Martha at the turnaround, 5.1 miles in. It climbs 4,447 ft, with sections as steep as 42% grade. It scores 76/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi7,805 – 10,653 ft · steepest grade: 42%10.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Snake Creek Mine Dump Road 40.57067, -111.54688
Nearest town Brighton, UT
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Lake Martha–Lake Catherine, 6 saddles

10.1 mi · ▲ 4,447 ft · 5 hr 35 min

Elevation 7,807–10,654 ft

Out & Back · Wasatch Mountain State Park

Trailhead: Snake Creek Mine Dump Road · 40.57067, -111.54688

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:57 AM · sunset 7:55 PM

  1. Start on Snake Creek Mine Dump Road, heading SW.
  2. 1.5 miSharp right, heading E.
  3. 1.6 miBear left onto Brighton Ridge Run, heading N.
  4. 0.8 miPass Sunset Pass.
  5. 200 ftContinue straight onto Ridge Trail, heading W.
  6. 50 ftContinue straight onto Sunset Peak Trail, heading NW.
  7. 50 ftBear right onto Ridge Trail, heading NW.
  8. 50 ftTurn right onto Sunset Peak Trail, heading W.
  9. 0.2 miPass Catherine Pass.
  10. 150 ftBear right onto Catherine's Pass Trail, heading N.
  11. 0.1 miPass Lake Catherine.
  12. 0.8 miReach Lake Martha, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 0.9 miBear left onto Sunset Peak Trail, heading W.
  14. 0.2 miTurn left onto Ridge Trail, heading SW.
  15. 50 ftBear left onto Sunset Peak Trail, heading SW.
  16. 50 ftContinue straight onto Ridge Trail, heading SW.
  17. 100 ftContinue straight onto Brighton Ridge Run, heading SW.
  18. 0.8 miBear right, heading NE.
  19. 1.6 miSharp left, heading E.
  20. 1.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/lake-martha-out-back-cf07

Trail surface

39% dirt61% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:57 AMSunset 7:55 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.4 mi in (~158 min). Leave by 4:57 PM for the 7:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:35 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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