Utah trails · Wildcat
Wildcat
A 12.7-mile out-and-back in Utah, with 1,693 ft of climbing. Reaches Dog Flat and other lake destinations. Managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Elevation profile
Most of the climbing sits in the first third — 55% of the ascent, between mile 0.0 and mile 4.2. It gives back about 1,711 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Dog Flat (lake)
- Lava Lake (lake)
- Lone Pine Flat (lake)
- Lost Lake (lake)
Getting there
Wildcat access. About 2 h 13 min drive (72 mi, 8 of them unpaved) from Richfield. 38.20342, -111.48744 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 7:07 a.m., the sun rises at 7:33 a.m. and sets at 6:49 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:16 p.m. (MDT) — 11 h 16 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 25.4-mile round trip takes roughly 11 h 07 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 6:40 p.m. — 9 min before sunset.
Loop options
- Poppy + Middle Road + Wildcat — 1.2 mi loop, 266 ft gain
- Great Western Ohv Alternate + Wildcat Trail + Wildcat — 15.6 mi loop, 2,811 ft gain
- Wildcat + Wildcat Trail — 15.3 mi loop, 4,421 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Wildcat Trail — 10.5 mi
- Navajo Knobs — 14.3 mi
- Elkhorn-Deep Creek — 17.2 mi