Red Pine Lake–Dean's Delight, 4 sights is a 9.3-mile out-and-back in Lone Peak Wilderness near Alta, UT. The route reaches Red Pine Lake at the turnaround, 4.7 miles in. It climbs 2,488 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 23/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi7,635 – 9,653 ft · steepest grade: 25%10.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Chauner's Loop 40.58163, -111.65353
Nearest town Alta, UT
Directions
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Red Pine Lake–Dean's Delight, 4 sights
9.3 mi · ▲ 2,488 ft · 4 hr 21 min
Elevation 7,635–9,652 ft
Out & Back · Lone Peak Wilderness
Trailhead: Chauner's Loop · 40.58163, -111.65353
Weather Sep 5: Clear, high 69°F / low 49° · precip 1% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:54 PM
Transit-accessible: Cliff Lodge (Up) stop 214 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Chauner's Loop, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Creek Road, heading SW.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Peruvian Gulch Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Creek Road, heading SW.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Dick Bass Highway, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Creek Road, heading SW.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Observation Point Trail, heading SW.
- 300 ftTurn right onto Dean's Delight, heading SW.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Baby Thunder Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Dean's Delight, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right onto White Pine-Snowbird Link Trail, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto White Pine Trail, heading W.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Red Pine Trail, heading S.
- 1.6 miTurn right onto Maybird Gulch Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Red Pine Trail, heading E.
- 0.9 miReach Red Pine Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miSharp right onto Maybird Gulch Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Red Pine Trail, heading NW.
- 1.6 miTurn right onto White Pine Trail, heading NE.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto White Pine-Snowbird Link Trail, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Dean's Delight, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Baby Thunder Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Dean's Delight, heading NE.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Observation Point Trail, heading E.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto Creek Road, heading E.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Dick Bass Highway, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Creek Road, heading E.
- 100 ftSharp left onto Peruvian Gulch Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Creek Road, heading NE.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Chauner's Loop, 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
99% dirt1% paved
Weather
ClearTemperature 69°F49°
Precip1%Wind9 mphUV7Humidity23%
Rained 0.7″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperature
70°45°
Sunrise 6:59 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:54 PM
Sun
69°50°
17%
Mon
59°46°
61%
Tue
67°46°
Wed
71°49°
Thu
71°48°
Fri
73°53°
15%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.9 mi in (~51 min). Leave by 6:43 PM for the 7:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:13 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Cliff Lodge (Up) stop 214 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Chauner's Loop Trailhead
- Chauner's Loop–Dick Bass Highway Loop, 3 sights 2 mi · ▲ 485 ft
- Blackjack Road–Chauner's Loop Loop, 5 sights 2.6 mi · ▲ 900 ft
- Dean's Delight & White Pine-Snowbird Link Trail 2.7 mi · ▲ 550 ft
- Blackjack Road & Peruvian Gulch Trail 3.3 mi · ▲ 1,410 ft
- Baby Thunder Trail–Chauner's Loop, 3 sights 3.6 mi · ▲ 976 ft
- Chauner's Loop & Dick Bass Highway via Big Mountain Trail 4 mi · ▲ 1,721 ft
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