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2.1 miles
Distance
145 ft
Climb
-186 ft
Descent
00:46:36
Avg time
-41 ft
Altitude change
9,949 ft
Altitude min
10,106 ft
Altitude max
9,990 ft
Altitude start
9,951 ft
Altitude end
-0.4%
Grade
-21.9%
Grade max
17.2%
Grade min
5,052 ft
Distance climb
3,661 ft
Distance down
2,464 ft
Distance flat
00:46:36
Avg time
Haystack Lake Trail Details
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Activities
- Mountain Bike
- Horse
- Hike
- Trail Running
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Riding AreaWestern Uintas
Kamas, Utah -
Ref Number#214
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Difficulty Rating
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Local Popularity5 in Mountain Biking [+]
- 5 in Trail Running
- 85 in Hiking
- 5 in Horseback
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State Ranking
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Hiking SAC ScaleT1 Hiking
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Trail TypeSingletrack
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DirectionBoth DirectionsPopular In Reverse
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Climb DifficultyGreen
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Physical RatingEasy
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Trail VisibilitySometimes hard to follow
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Alpine TrailYes
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Dogs AllowedYes
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Land OwnerUinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest
Connects several alpine lakes.
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Traditionally Indigenous Territory
Recent Activity on Trail
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6 Months
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- Last: Jul 26, 2022
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Directions to haystack-lake-trail trailhead
(40.674050, -110.962900)
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3 Reviews & Comments
brianphxaz
Hiked this on 9/10/2026. Beautiful! Started from the Group Camp site at Washington Lake and took it to the far side of Shadow Lake. Epic! Beautiful! 100% recommend! Fairly flat hike at 10,000 feet only 370 ft elevation change.
xpicholasx
Relatively mellow trail. The mid-to-end sections (towards Haystack) have a lot of chunky cobbles and boulders you have to walk through but it’s really nothing. Horseback riders have ripped up the trail pretty good around 1.25-1.75mi in with large postholes from their horses following a heavy rain.
Savedcyclist
Attempted this trail with several beginners. It was over within the first half mile. Very technical..it’s green because there isn’t much elevation change, but not green based on the Terrain
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