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Utah
Payson Lake
2.0 mi
Distance
10 ft
Gain
50 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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Payson Lake
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 2.0 mi
- Elevation gain
- 10 ft
- Highest point
- 7,911 ft
- Lowest point
- 7,871 ft
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Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
- Bikes
- yes
About this trail
Payson Lake is a 1.96-mile out-and-back trail in Utah with 353 feet of elevation gain. The trail is managed by the Forest Service.
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