Utah trails · Lakes Country
Lakes Country
A 8.5-mile loop in Utah, with 484 ft of climbing. Reaches Crystal Lake and other lake destinations. Managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Elevation profile
The climbing leans toward the middle third: 47% of the ascent falls between mile 2.8 and mile 5.7. It gives back about 958 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Crystal Lake (lake)
- Cutthroat Lake (lake)
- Island Lake (lake)
- Long Lake (lake)
- Lily Lakes (lake)
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Getting there
CRYSTAL LAKE — parking nearby, fee site. About 1 h 13 min drive (39 mi, 4 of them unpaved) from Heber. 40.68149, -110.96239 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 7:06 a.m., the sun rises at 7:33 a.m. and sets at 6:45 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:12 p.m. (MDT) — 11 h 12 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 8.5-mile route takes roughly 3 h 24 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 10:57 a.m. — 7 h 48 min before sunset.
Loop options
- Lakes Country — 2.5 mi loop, 111 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Clyde Lake — 0.5 mi
- Notch Mountain — 3.1 mi
- Lofty Lake Loop — 4.3 mi
- Highline Trail — 5.8 mi