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Shadow Lake & Blazing Saddle via Wasatch Crest Connect

3.3 mi · ▲ 730 ft · 1 hr 28 min

Shadow Lake & Blazing Saddle via Wasatch Crest Connect is a 3.3-mile out-and-back near Brighton, UT. The route reaches Shadow Lake at the turnaround, 1.6 miles in. It climbs 730 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 54/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi9,003 – 9,476 ft · steepest grade: 16%3.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Wasatch Crest Connect Trailhead 40.61405, -111.57064
Nearest town Brighton, UT
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Shadow Lake & Blazing Saddle via Wasatch Crest Connect

3.3 mi · ▲ 730 ft · 1 hr 28 min

Elevation 9,005–9,475 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Wasatch Crest Connect Trailhead · 40.61405, -111.57064

Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 64°F / low 48° · precip 1% · wind 20 mph · sunrise 6:57 AM · sunset 7:55 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route · No dogs on part of this route · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Wasatch Crest Connect, heading NE.
  2. 0.7 miTurn left onto Wasatch Crest Trail, heading E.
  3. 50 ftBear right onto Wasatch Crest Connect, heading E.
  4. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Blazing Saddle, heading E.
  5. 50 ftContinue straight onto Wasatch Crest Connect, heading NE.
  6. 0.1 miSharp right onto Shadow Lake, heading E.
  7. 150 ftContinue straight onto Blazing Saddle, heading NE.
  8. 100 ftContinue straight onto Shadow Lake, heading E.
  9. 0.7 miBear left onto Jupiter Access, heading N.
  10. 350 ftReach Shadow Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 350 ftBear right onto Shadow Lake, heading NW.
  12. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Blazing Saddle, heading NW.
  13. 100 ftContinue straight onto Shadow Lake, heading NW.
  14. 150 ftSharp left onto Wasatch Crest Connect, heading NE.
  15. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Blazing Saddle, heading NE.
  16. 50 ftContinue straight onto Wasatch Crest Connect, heading NE.
  17. 0.1 miBear left onto Wasatch Crest Trail, heading SW.
  18. 50 ftTurn right onto Wasatch Crest Connect, heading SW.
  19. 0.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/shadow-lake-shadow-lake-out-back-3-lakes-5-km

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

ClearTemperature 64°F48°
Precip1%Wind20 mphUV7Humidity29%
Rained 0.6″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperature
65°45°
Sunrise 6:57 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:55 PM
Sat 64°46°
Sun 62°45° 55%
Mon 53°41° 61%
Tue 65°40°
Wed 71°48°
Thu 70°47° 30%

Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • No dogs on part of this route
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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