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Swasey Lake Trail Details
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Activities
- Hike
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Riding AreaYellowstone River Basin
Vernal, Utah -
Ref Number#711
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Difficulty Rating
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Hiking SAC ScaleT2 Mountain Hiking
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Trail TypeWilderness Trail
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Physical RatingExtreme
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Trail VisibilitySometimes hard to follow
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SeasonJun-Oct
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Alpine TrailYes
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Family FriendlyYes
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eBike Allowed
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Global Ranking#77845 in Hiking
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Local Popularity5 in Hiking
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Year Opened2019
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Land Owner
Swasey Lake is a Hiking Only Trail. Extreme rocky and steep trail. You'll follow the main trail for a about 5 miles till you'll have to bush wack through to get to Swasey Lake (there is no trail). Adding this trail in for hikers to help guide them the easiest way to get to Swasey Lake without a lot of bush wacking and/or getting lost to find the lake.
Access Info
The path recommended to us to get to the Swasey Hole area was through the Center Park Trail head north of Duchesne. We took I-80 from Salt Lake and turned off on Highway 40 at Park City. That took us right into Duchesne. Gas in Duchesne was petty costly, so I would recommend filling up somewhere before, or at the latest Heber City. From Duchesne we turned left off of their main street onto Highway 87 and drove to Mountain Home. From Mountain Home, you get off onto dirt roads. You follow Yellowstone River Road 4 miles to Hells Canyon Road. The trail head is 7 miles up that road. The roads are decent and you pass quite a few good places to camp if you want to camp overnight before starting the hike. We were pleasantly surprised to see the roads so well marked. We didn't get to Mountain Home until it was dark and we still found it to a good camping spot near the trail head with relative ease.
Disclaimer
Hiking Trail Only By Ashley US National Forest Service
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Swasey Lake Trail hike trail trail
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Altitude change134 ft
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Altitude min10,583 ft
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Altitude start10,583 ft
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Altitude end10,719 ft
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Grade3.9%
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Grade max-1%
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Grade min15.3%
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Distance climb3,035 ft
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Distance down66 ft
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Distance flat72 ft
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