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Utah · Hiking · Near Moab
Medicine Lake
Photo: Ken Lund from Reno, Nevada, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- 1.6 mi
- round trip
- 112 ft
- climb
- 9,991 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
Caution today
Agency alerts are in effect for this area; weather is good · USFS, OpenWeather · checked 11 h ago
Is Medicine Lake open right now?
No closures listed
The Forest Service lists no closures for Manti-La Sal National Forest.
As of · Source: USFS · Manti-La Sal National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Medicine Lake is a short, easy hike in Utah's Manti-La Sal National Forest, on the Moab Ranger District. It is a one-way climb of 112 feet over 1.6 miles, with the trail starting at about 9,855 feet and reaching a high point of about 9,991 feet. The Forest Service manages the land. Bikes and horses are both allowed on this trail, which has a natural surface. It is not an accessible trail. The hike is open year round. The closest neighbors are the Mount Tukuhnikivatz Trail and the Burlfriends mountain biking route, both about 0.8 miles away, and the Burlfriends Trail, about 0.9 miles away. Upper Onion Creek Campground sits about 2.6 miles off for anyone planning an overnight stay.
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