Lake Hessie
- 0.9 mi
- round trip
- 108 ft
- climb
- 10,603 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
Is Lake Hessie 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.
Lake Hessie is an easy hike of under a mile in the High Uintas Wilderness, inside the Evanston-Mountain View Ranger District of Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest in northeastern Utah. The trail runs out and back, starting and ending at the same low point of about 10,480 feet, with a high of about 10,600 feet roughly 0.86 miles away and a total elevation gain of 108 feet. Horses are allowed, and the trail is natural-surface. Bikes are not. It is not an accessible trail. The Forest Service manages the land, and the trip is open season from July 1 to October 31. The route works well as a short outing in the wilderness. North Slope Highline A lies about a mile away, and Big Meadows Trail is about 3 miles off. For an overnight base, China Meadows campground is about 4.4 miles away, and China Lake, a fishing spot, is about 5 miles away.
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