Mount Baldy–Cecret Lake, 8 sights is a 4.7-mile out-and-back near Albion Alps, UT. The route passes Cecret Lake, Sugarloaf Pass and Mount Baldy before reaching Gorilla Pass at the turnaround, 2.3 miles in. It climbs 2,107 ft, with sections as steep as 36% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 54/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi9,364 – 11,060 ft · steepest grade: 36%5.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Catherine's to Cecret Connector Trail 40.58010, -111.61378
Nearest town Albion Alps, UT
Directions
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Mount Baldy–Cecret Lake, 8 sights
4.7 mi · ▲ 2,107 ft · 2 hr 37 min
Elevation 9,365–11,059 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Catherine's to Cecret Connector Trail · 40.58010, -111.61378
Weather Sep 6: Heavy drizzle, high 61°F / low 46° · precip 16% · wind 14 mph · sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:54 PM
- Start on Catherine's to Cecret Connector Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Supreme Bottom Terminal Road, heading SW.
- 350 ftSharp left onto Devil's Castle Loop Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Cecret Lake Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miPass Cecret Lake.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 150 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Sugarloaf Pass Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miPass Sugarloaf Pass.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto East Baldy Traverse, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Mount Baldy East Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miPass Mount Baldy.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Mount Baldy Southeast Trail, heading NW.
- 150 ftBear right onto Mount Baldy North Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Mount Baldy Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miPass Gorilla Pass.
- 0.1 miReach Mount Baldy, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miSharp right onto Mount Baldy North Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left onto Mount Baldy Southeast Trail, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Mount Baldy East Trail, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto East Baldy Traverse, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Sugarloaf Pass Trail, heading SE.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Cecret Lake Trail, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Devil's Castle Loop Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Upper Albion Meadows Trail, heading NE.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Catherine's to Cecret Connector Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
95% dirt5% gravel
Weather
Heavy drizzleTemperature 61°F46°
Feels like44°Precip16%Wind14 mphUV7Humidity32%
Rained 0.4″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°45°
Sunrise 6:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:54 PM
Mon
56°42°
62%
Tue
64°43°
Wed
67°45°
Thu
68°46°
Fri
70°51°
16%
Sat
53°35°
19%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.9 mi in (~87 min). Leave by 6:07 PM for the 7:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:56 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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