Mount Baldy–Cecret Lake, 7 sights is a 3.8-mile out-and-back near Albion Alps, UT. The route passes Cecret Lake and Sugarloaf Pass before reaching Mount Baldy at the turnaround, 1.9 miles in. It climbs 1,945 ft, with sections as steep as 38% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 52/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi9,197 – 11,024 ft · steepest grade: 38%4.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Catherine's Pass Trailhead 40.58283, -111.61839
Nearest town Albion Alps, UT
Directions
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Mount Baldy–Cecret Lake, 7 sights
3.8 mi · ▲ 1,945 ft · 2 hr 14 min
Elevation 9,196–11,024 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Catherine's Pass Trailhead · 40.58283, -111.61839
Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 62°F / low 45° · precip 1% · wind 14 mph · sunrise 6:57 AM · sunset 7:56 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Albion Meadow Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Catherine's to Cecret Lake Connector Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto East Greeley Road, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Upper Albion Meadows Trail, heading SW.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto East Greeley Road, heading SW.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftPass Cecret Lake.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Sugarloaf Pass Trail, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto East Baldy Traverse, heading SW.
- 50 ftPass Sugarloaf Pass.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Mount Baldy East Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Mount Baldy Southeast Trail, heading NW.
- 150 ftBear right onto Mount Baldy North Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftReach Mount Baldy, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftBear left onto Mount Baldy Southeast Trail, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Mount Baldy East Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto East Baldy Traverse, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Sugarloaf Pass Trail, heading SE.
- 0.5 miSharp left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto East Greeley Road, heading N.
- 500 ftContinue straight onto Upper Albion Meadows Trail, heading N.
- 150 ftBear left onto East Greeley Road, heading N.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Catherine's to Cecret Lake Connector Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Albion Meadow Trail, heading NE.
- 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
93% dirt7% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 62°F45°
Precip1%Wind14 mphUV7Humidity37%
Rained 0.6″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperature
65°45°
Sunrise 6:57 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:56 PM
Sat
62°44°
Sun
61°44°
57%
Mon
52°40°
62%
Tue
64°39°
Wed
70°47°
Thu
68°46°
29%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.9 mi in (~95 min). Leave by 6:01 PM for the 7:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:02 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
- Devil's Castle Loop Trail–East Greeley Road Loop, 3 sights 2 mi · ▲ 613 ft
- 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 Millicent–Catherine's Pass Trail, 3 sights 4.6 mi · ▲ 1,870 ft
- Lake Martha–Lake Catherine, 5 sights 4.6 mi · ▲ 1,427 ft
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