Utah · Hiking · Near Heber

Cecret Lake

Cecret LakePhoto: Shaan Hurley — CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
0.9 mi
round trip
277 ft
climb
9,871 ft
high point
Out and back
route
Jun–Sep
best months

Is Cecret Lake open right now?

No closures listed

The Forest Service lists no closures for Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest.

As of · Source: USFS · Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

Cecret Lake is an easy hike on natural trail in the Salt Lake Ranger District of Utah's Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest. The trail is 0.93 miles long and climbs 277 feet, from a low point of about 9,570 feet to a high of about 9,870 feet. It's a short out-and-back, and the Forest Service manages the land. Summer is the most comfortable time to go. July typically brings highs around 73°F and lows near 50°F, based on averages from a nearby weather station in Alta, while winter highs sit around 30°F. That station sits roughly 1,160 feet below the trail, so expect cooler temperatures on the route. The trail is open to bikes but not to horses, and it is not accessible. Devil's Castle Loop Trail starts just 0.1 mile away, and Albion Basin campground and the Cecret Stash climbing area are each about 0.3 mile off. Lake Catherine, about 1.3 miles away, offers fishing.

Around this trail

Add any of these when you start a trip
  • Sleep close

    Albion Basin

    Campground

    Campground · 0.3 mi from the trail
  • Eat after

    Alf's Restaurant

    Restaurant

    On your way back · 1 mi
  • If it rainsSaalebaer, CC0 · Wikimedia Commons

    Park City Museum

    Museum

    Museum · 8.0 mi from Heber

Places © OpenStreetMap contributors · Photos: Saalebaer, CC0 (commons)

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  • Best time to go · Jun–Sep

    Best time to visit Cecret Lake

    Best months: June–September. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.

    1. Jan

      31° / 15°

      14 wet

    2. Feb

      31° / 15°

      13 wet

    3. Mar

      37° / 20°

      13 wet

    4. Apr

      42° / 25°

      12 wet

    5. May

      53° / 33°

      10 wet

    6. Jun

      64° / 42°

      7 wet

    7. Jul

      73° / 50°

      7 wet

    8. Aug

      71° / 49°

      9 wet

    9. Sep

      62° / 41°

      9 wet

    10. Oct

      49° / 31°

      9 wet

    11. Nov

      37° / 21°

      11 wet

    12. Dec

      30° / 15°

      14 wet

    Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Alta, UT, 1.6 mi away at 8,710 ft. The station sits about 1,200 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

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