Lake Salamander–Lower Big Water Link Trail, 3 sights
10.1 mi · ▲ 3,036 ft · 4 hr 53 min
Lake Salamander–Lower Big Water Link Trail, 3 sights is a 10.1-mile out-and-back near Lost Acres, UT. The route reaches Lake Salamander at the turnaround, 5.1 miles in. It climbs 3,036 ft, with sections as steep as 59% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 77/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi7,628 – 9,423 ft · steepest grade: 59%10.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Lower Big Water Trailhead 40.68446, -111.64880
Nearest town Lost Acres, UT
Directions
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Lake Salamander–Lower Big Water Link Trail, 3 sights
10.1 mi · ▲ 3,036 ft · 4 hr 53 min
Elevation 7,627–9,423 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Lower Big Water Trailhead · 40.68446, -111.64880
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:57 AM · sunset 7:56 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Mid Millcreek Connector, heading NW.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Lower Big Water Link Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Big Water Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Upper Big Water Trailhead Road, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Old Red Pine Road Trail, heading NE.
- 1.9 miBear left onto Great Western Trail, heading E.
- 0.9 miSharp left, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.5 miReach Lake Salamander, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading S.
- 1.4 miBear right onto Old Red Pine Road Trail, heading W.
- 1.9 miContinue straight onto Upper Big Water Trailhead Road, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left onto Big Water Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Lower Big Water Link Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Mid Millcreek Connector, heading NW.
- 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
Sunrise 6:57 AMSunset 7:56 PM
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Lower Big Water Trailhead Trailhead
- Mid Millcreek Connector 2.9 mi · ▲ 481 ft
- Reynolds Peak–Dog Lake, 4 sights 4.2 mi · ▲ 1,871 ft
- Dog Lake–Big Water Trail, 3 sights 4.4 mi · ▲ 1,206 ft
- Mid Millcreek Connector 4.5 mi · ▲ 1,407 ft
- Little Water Trail & Old Red Pine Road Trail Loop via Great Western Trail 4.7 mi · ▲ 1,035 ft
- Mid Millcreek Connector 6.5 mi · ▲ 1,104 ft
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