Utah trails · Markagunt Plateau
Markagunt Plateau
A 81.8-mile point-to-point in Utah, with 3,996 ft of climbing. Reaches Aspen Spring and other lake/spring destinations. Managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Elevation profile
The climbing is spread fairly evenly along the route. It gives back about 8,704 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Aspen Spring (spring)
- Warm Spring (spring)
- Dry Camp Valley Spring (spring)
- Yankee Meadows Reservoir (lake)
- Aspen-Mirror Lake (lake)
- Horse Lake (lake)
Heads up
Getting there
Markagunt Plateau access. 37.40166, -112.59409 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:32 a.m., the sun rises at 6:59 a.m. and sets at 8:00 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 8:27 p.m. (MDT) — 13 h 01 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 81.8-mile route works out to roughly 32 h 19 min of walking — more than a single day of daylight here, so plan it as an overnight or hike it in sections.
Loop options
- Markagunt Plateau + Sidney Peak + Brian Head Peak Trail — 9.5 mi loop, 1,283 ft gain
- Markagunt Plateau + Lost Hunter Trail + Old Ranger Trail — 2.4 mi loop, 532 ft gain
- Old Ranger Trail + Lost Hunter Trail + Markagunt Plateau — 2.3 mi loop, 503 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Birch Spring-Pass Creek Loop — 19.0 mi
- East Rim Trail — 19.4 mi
- Under the Rim — 27.8 mi
- Rim Trail — 28.4 mi