Utah · Hiking

Lofty Lake Loop

4.6 mi
round trip
921 ft
climb
10,910 ft
high point
Out and back
route

Is Lofty Lake Loop 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.

Lofty Lake Loop is a 4.6-mile out-and-back hike in the Heber-Kamas Ranger District of the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest in Utah. The trail is managed by the Forest Service, and it rises from about 10,000 feet to a high point of 10,910 feet, with an elevation gain of 921 feet. The trail is a moderate climb on natural surface, and it is open from June 1 through October 31. Horses are allowed, but the trail is not accessible, and bikes are not. The nearest town is Kamas, and the route is set in the higher reaches of the forest. Warrior Wall and Ruth Lake, two climbing areas, sit about half a mile away. Cuberant Lake, another hike, is about a mile off. Moosehorn Campground, roughly 2.2 miles away, offers a place to camp.

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