Silver Lake–Eagle Ridge, 3 sights is a 3.1-mile out-and-back near Silver Lake Estates, UT. The route reaches Silver Lake. It climbs 417 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 7/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Silver Lake–Eagle Ridge, 3 sights
3.1 mi · ▲ 417 ft · 1 hr 15 min
Elevation 8,633–8,933 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Silver Lake Trailhead · 40.60354, -111.58484
Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 66°F / low 49° · precip 1% · wind 13 mph · sunrise 6:57 AM · sunset 7:55 PM
Transit-accessible: Silver Lake / Brighton Store (Up) stop 70 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Silver Lake Nature Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miPass Silver Lake.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left onto Lake Solitude Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Kruzr Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Kruzr Connect Trail, heading NE.
- 450 ftBear right onto Raptor Road, heading N.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Eagle Ridge, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Raptor Road, heading NW.
- 400 ftSharp left onto The Raptor Run, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Cobalt Cruise Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Unleaded, heading W.
- 50 ftReach Silver Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Cobalt Cruise Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto The Raptor Run, heading NW.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Raptor Road, heading NW.
- 400 ftTurn right onto Eagle Ridge, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Raptor Road, heading N.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Kruzr Connect Trail, heading SE.
- 450 ftBear left onto Kruzr Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Lake Solitude Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Silver Lake Nature Trail, heading SE.
- 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.
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Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Silver Lake / Brighton Store (Up) stop 70 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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