Carter Military Trail
- 1.3 mi
- round trip
- 68 ft
- climb
- 8,382 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
Is Carter Military Trail open right now?
Alert in the area
The Forest Service lists 2 alerts for Ashley National Forest.
Anvil Draw Boat Ramp Temporary Closure
Agency alert covering Ashley National Forest · Order 0401-26-01-03 · USFS · Ashley National Forest
Flaming Gorge Reservoir Water Levels
Agency alert covering Ashley National Forest · USFS · Ashley National Forest
As of · Source: USFS · Ashley National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Carter Military Trail is a short, easy hike in the Flaming Gorge Ranger District of Ashley National Forest in Utah, managed by the Forest Service. The trail is about 1.3 miles long and rises roughly 70 feet from a low point of 8,298 feet to a high of 8,382 feet, making it a gentle out-and-back. The trail sits right beside Browne Lake, about 0.1 mile away, and the Browne Lake Road hike starts about 0.2 mile off. Ute Mountain is about 0.3 mile away, and the Browne Lake Group Sites campground is about 0.4 mile away.
Local outfitters
- Dutch John Resort At Flaming Gorge22 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
- Browne LakeCamping0.1 mi
- Browne Lake RoadHiking0.2 mi
- Ute MountainHiking0.3 mi
Browne Lake Group SitesCampingPhoto: Recreation.gov (RIDB) / public domain0.4 mi
ShredderRock climbingPhoto: Carpenter, Kenneth, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)3.2 mi- Sheep Creek - Windy RidgeRock climbingPhoto: Carpenter, Kenneth, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)3.3 mi
- Sheep CreekCanoeing4.4 mi
- Lodgepole CreekCanoeing5.3 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Browne Lake RoadHiking · Next door
- Ute MountainHiking · Next door
- SHEEP CREEK LAKEHiking · ~4 min drive
- Leidy Peak Brown Lake TrailHiking · ~12 min drive
- Browne Lake RoadHiking · ~3 min drive
- Beaver Creek-Weyman ParkHiking · ~3 min drive
- Browne-Spirit LakeHiking · ~5 min drive
- Carter Military TrailHiking · ~3 min drive
- Lost LakeHiking · ~5 min drive
- Potter-Lamb Lakes TrailHiking · ~7 min drive
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