Lake Catherine Loop
Starting at Brighton Resort in Big Cottonwood Canyon, the loop leaves the ski-area base and climbs into the Brighton Lakes corridor, crossing open slopes, conifer patches, and a stream-fed drainage on the way toward Lake Mary.
Beyond the dam and shoreline of Lake Mary, the route continues into a higher alpine setting, passing Lake Martha and open meadows before reaching Lake Catherine, with Mount Millicent, Mount Wolverine, Mount Tuscarora, Pioneer Peak, and Sunset Peak shaping the surrounding skyline.
The itinerary bends around the clear basin of Lake Catherine, then returns north through the same chain of lakes, with recurring views toward Dog Lake, the Brighton ski slopes, and the forested folds of Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest.
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- Distance: 4.7 mi
- Elevation gain: 1,224 ft
- Maximum elevation: 9,957 ft
- Elevation loss: 1,224 ft
- Minimum elevation: 8,780 ft
- Moving time: 2 h 49 m
- Moving speed: 1.6 mph
- Maximum speed: 3.6 mph
- Total time: 3 h 23 m
- Global speed: 1.4 mph
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Trail profile
- Distance: 4.7 mi
- Elevation gain: 1,224 ft
- Maximum elevation: 9,957 ft
- Elevation loss: 1,224 ft
- Minimum elevation: 8,780 ft
- Moving time: 2 h 49 m
- Moving speed: 1.6 mph
- Maximum speed: 3.6 mph
- Total time: 3 h 23 m
- Global speed: 1.4 mph
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Name: Lake Catherine Loop trail, distance, elevation, map, profile, GPS track
Coordinates: 40.58017 -111.59479 40.59826 -111.58092
Topography: Salt Lake County topographic map, elevation, terrain
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