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Utah
Lower Grotto
1.2 mi
Distance
132 ft
Gain
31 min
Time
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What we do know
Inside Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest
2 managing-area boundaries mapped — agency alerts for them feed this page automatically.
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What's missing
No access route mapped
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Why you'll love it
Quick trip — under 2 mi
Out & back
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Lower Grotto
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 1.2 mi
- Elevation gain
- 132 ft
- Highest point
- 6,597 ft
- Lowest point
- 6,453 ft
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Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
- Bikes
- yes
About this trail
Lower Grotto is a short out-and-back trail in Utah managed by the Forest Service. The route covers 1.2 miles with 215 feet of elevation gain.
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