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Utah

Blue Lake

7.0 mi

Distance

1,582 ft

Gain

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What we do know

  • Inside Fishlake National Forest

    2 managing-area boundaries mapped — agency alerts for them feed this page automatically.

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  • No access route mapped

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Why you'll love it

Part of Merchant Creek
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Blue Lake

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Elevation & route

Distance
7.0 mi
Elevation gain
1,582 ft
Highest point
11,159 ft
Lowest point
9,657 ft

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About this trail

Blue Lake is a 6.97-mile trail in Utah's Merchant Creek trail system managed by the Forest Service. The trail gains 1,995 feet of elevation.

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