Seepage–Lake Mary, 7 lakes is a 5.3-mile out-and-back near Albion Alps, UT. The route passes Catherine Pass, Lake Catherine, Lake Martha and Seepage before reaching Lake Mary at the turnaround, 2.6 miles in. It climbs 1,554 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 69/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi9,400 – 10,220 ft · steepest grade: 22%6.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Upper Albion Meadows Trail 40.57720, -111.61463
Nearest town Albion Alps, UT
Directions
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Seepage–Lake Mary, 7 lakes
5.3 mi · ▲ 1,554 ft · 2 hr 33 min
Elevation 9,400–10,221 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Upper Albion Meadows Trail · 40.57720, -111.61463
Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 62°F / low 44° · precip 1% · wind 15 mph · sunrise 6:57 AM · sunset 7:56 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Upper Albion Meadows Trail, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Cecret Lake Trail, heading SE.
- 150 ftSharp right onto Albion Basin Campground Road, heading E.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Homestake Road, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right onto Albion Basin Campground Road, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Albion Campground - Catherine Link Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Catherine's Pass Trail, heading N.
- 0.7 miPass Catherine Pass.
- 200 ftTurn right onto Mount Wolverine Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Catherine's Pass Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miPass Lake Catherine.
- 0.7 miPass Lake Martha.
- 0.4 miPass Lake Mary.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Brighton Lakes Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftReach Seepage, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Catherine's Pass Trail, heading N.
- 1.3 miSharp right onto Mount Wolverine Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Catherine's Pass Trail, heading SW.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Albion Campground - Catherine Link Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Albion Basin Campground Road, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Homestake Road, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Albion Basin Campground Road, heading SE.
- 450 ftBear right, heading S.
- 200 ftSharp left onto Cecret Lake Trail, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Supreme Bottom Terminal Road, heading S.
- 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
ClearTemperature 62°F44°
Precip1%Wind15 mphUV7Humidity39%
Rained 0.6″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperature
65°40°
Sunrise 6:57 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:56 PM
Sat
62°44°
Sun
57°43°
57%
Mon
52°40°
62%
Tue
64°39°
Wed
70°46°
Thu
68°46°
29%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.4 mi in (~55 min). Leave by 6:40 PM for the 7:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:45 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Upper Albion Meadows Trail Trailhead
- Cecret Lake–Sugarloaf Pass, 5 sights 2.7 mi · ▲ 1,157 ft
- Mount Millicent–Albion Campground - Catherine Link Trail, 3 sights 4.4 mi · ▲ 1,817 ft
- Lake Martha–Lake Catherine, 5 sights 4.5 mi · ▲ 1,359 ft
- Big Flat Spring–Sunset Pass, 4 sights 10.7 mi · ▲ 4,329 ft
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