AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Shadow Lake–Blazing Saddle, 3 sights

4.3 mi · ▲ 955 ft · 1 hr 55 min

Shadow Lake–Blazing Saddle, 3 sights is a 4.3-mile out-and-back near Brighton, UT. The route reaches Shadow Lake at the turnaround, 2.1 miles in. It climbs 955 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 46/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi8,957 – 9,476 ft · steepest grade: 19%4.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Mill F East Fork Trail 40.60969, -111.56667
Nearest town Brighton, UT
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Shadow Lake–Blazing Saddle, 3 sights

4.3 mi · ▲ 955 ft · 1 hr 55 min

Elevation 8,956–9,475 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Mill F East Fork Trail · 40.60969, -111.56667

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:57 AM · sunset 7:55 PM

No dogs on part of this route

  1. Start on Old Stage Road, heading W.
  2. 0.2 miBear right onto Old Stage Crest Connect, heading NW.
  3. 50 ftContinue straight onto Old Stage Road, heading NW.
  4. 150 ftContinue straight onto Old Stage Crest Connect, heading NW.
  5. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Wasatch Crest Connect, heading E.
  6. 0.7 miTurn left onto Wasatch Crest Trail, heading E.
  7. 50 ftBear right onto Wasatch Crest Connect, heading E.
  8. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Blazing Saddle, heading E.
  9. 50 ftContinue straight onto Wasatch Crest Connect, heading E.
  10. 0.1 miSharp right onto Shadow Lake, heading NE.
  11. 0.8 miBear right onto Jupiter Access, heading N.
  12. 50 ftReach Shadow Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 50 ftBear left onto Shadow Lake, heading N.
  14. 0.8 miSharp left onto Wasatch Crest Connect, heading NW.
  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. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Old Stage Crest Connect, heading W.
  20. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Old Stage Road, heading W.
  21. 150 ftContinue straight onto Old Stage Crest Connect, heading SW.
  22. 50 ftBear left onto Old Stage Road, heading SW.
  23. 0.2 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-5-sights-7-km

Trail surface

78% dirt22% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:57 AMSunset 7:55 PM

Good to know

  • No dogs on part of this route

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