Utah trails · Clyde Lake
Clyde Lake
A 5.4-mile loop in Utah, with 413 ft of climbing. Reaches Petit Lake and other lake destinations. Managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Elevation profile
Most of the climbing sits in the first third — 75% of the ascent, between mile 0.0 and mile 1.8. It gives back about 542 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Petit Lake (lake)
- Cliff Lake (lake)
- Linear Lake (lake)
- Clyde Lake (lake)
- North Twin Lake (lake)
- Watson Lake (lake)
- Twin Lakes (lake)
- South Twin Lake (lake)
- Booker Lake (lake)
- Crystal Lake (lake)
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:21 a.m., the sun rises at 6:49 a.m. and sets at 7:57 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 8:26 p.m. (MDT) — 13 h 08 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 5.4-mile route takes roughly 2 h 13 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 9:02 a.m. — 10 h 55 min before sunset.
Loop options
- Clyde Lake — 7.2 mi loop, 803 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Notch Mountain — 0.8 mi
- Lofty Lake Loop — 4.5 mi
- Highline Trail — 6.0 mi
- Highline — 6.1 mi