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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.

Elevation

0 mi8,632 – 8,934 ft · steepest grade: 16%3.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Silver Lake Trailhead 40.60354, -111.58484
Nearest town Silver Lake Estates, UT

Directions

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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

  1. Start on Silver Lake Nature Trail, heading NW.
  2. 0.2 miPass Silver Lake.
  3. 500 ftTurn right, heading W.
  4. 50 ftBear left onto Lake Solitude Trail, heading W.
  5. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Kruzr Trail, heading W.
  6. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  7. 0.2 miBear right onto Kruzr Connect Trail, heading NE.
  8. 450 ftBear right onto Raptor Road, heading N.
  9. 0.4 miBear right onto Eagle Ridge, heading NW.
  10. 50 ftTurn left onto Raptor Road, heading NW.
  11. 400 ftSharp left onto The Raptor Run, heading W.
  12. 50 ftTurn left onto Cobalt Cruise Trail, heading W.
  13. 50 ftContinue straight onto Unleaded, heading W.
  14. 50 ftReach Silver Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 50 ftContinue straight onto Cobalt Cruise Trail, heading NW.
  16. 50 ftTurn right onto The Raptor Run, heading NW.
  17. 50 ftSharp right onto Raptor Road, heading NW.
  18. 400 ftTurn right onto Eagle Ridge, heading NW.
  19. 50 ftBear left onto Raptor Road, heading N.
  20. 0.4 miBear left onto Kruzr Connect Trail, heading SE.
  21. 450 ftBear left onto Kruzr Trail, heading SE.
  22. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  23. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Lake Solitude Trail, heading S.
  24. 0.3 miBear right, heading SE.
  25. 50 ftTurn left onto Silver Lake Nature Trail, heading SE.
  26. 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 surface

86% dirt9% boardwalk5% gravel

Weather

ClearTemperature 66°F49°
Precip1%Wind13 mphUV7Humidity35%
Rained 0.5″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperature
70°45°
Sunrise 6:57 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:55 PM
Sat 66°48°
Sun 62°46° 54%
Mon 54°42° 55%
Tue 66°41°
Wed 72°49°
Thu 71°48° 20%

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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