Utah trails · Uinta Highline
Uinta Highline
A 107.1-mile network in Utah, with 4,512 ft of climbing. Reaches Porcupine Pass and other lake/pass destinations. Managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Elevation profile
The climbing leans toward the first third: 45% of the ascent falls between mile 0.0 and mile 50.0. It gives back about 15,384 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Porcupine Pass (pass)
- Lake Wilde (lake)
- Gabbro Pass (pass)
- Red Knob Pass (pass)
- Anderson Pass (pass)
- Deadman Lake (lake)
- Tungsten Pass (pass)
- Brook Lake (lake)
- Whiterocks Lake (lake)
- Tungsten Lake (lake)
Heads up
Getting there
HIGHLINE TRAILHEAD — parking nearby, restroom. 40.79333, -109.47642 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:15 a.m., the sun rises at 6:43 a.m. and sets at 7:52 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 8:20 p.m. (MDT) — 13 h 08 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 107.1-mile route works out to roughly 41 h 56 min of walking — more than a single day of daylight here, so plan it as an overnight or hike it in sections.
Loop options
- Queant + Uinta Highline + Queant Spur B Trail — 12.5 mi loop, 2,053 ft gain
- North Leidy Peak + Uinta Highline — 4.9 mi loop, 843 ft gain
- East Fork Whiterocks River Loop + East Fork Whiterocks River + Uinta Highline — 9.2 mi loop, 1,277 ft gain