Uinta Highline Trail
High Uintas Wilderness, Utah
- Distance
- 166.4 km
- Elev. gain
- 5,116 m
- Start
- Uinta Highline Trail - Hayden Pass Trailhead
- Finish
- Uinta Highline Trail - McKee Draw Trailhead
A simplified drawing of the real route — the distance above is the published figure, not the length of this line.
0 km2,509–3,832 m above sea level163 km
Ground elevation sampled along the mapped route.
Campsites
- Butterfly Lake Campground
- Red Springs Campground
Water sources
- Scudder Lake
- Carolyn Lake
- Lambert Lake
- West Kidney Lake
- U-58
- Sharlee Lake
- Whiterocks Lake
- Lake Wilde
- Hacking Lake
Summits & passes
- Dead Horse Pass
- Red Knob
- Porcupine Pass
- Henrys Fork Peak
- Gabbro Pass
Common questions
- How long is the Uinta Highline Trail?
- The Uinta Highline Trail is 166.4 km (103.4 miles).
- How much elevation gain does the Uinta Highline Trail have?
- The Uinta Highline Trail has about 5,116 m (16,785 ft) of total climbing, measured along Far's route for the trail.
- Where does the Uinta Highline Trail start and finish?
- The Uinta Highline Trail runs between Uinta Highline Trail - Hayden Pass Trailhead and Uinta Highline Trail - McKee Draw Trailhead.
- Is there water on the Uinta Highline Trail?
- Far's catalog records 9 mapped water sources along the Uinta Highline Trail, including Scudder Lake, Carolyn Lake, Lambert Lake and West Kidney Lake. Seasonal flow varies and mapped sources can run dry — check current conditions with the land manager before relying on any of them.
Sources
- OpenStreetMap166.4 km · 4,100 m gain
- OpenStreetMap166.4 km
Route geometry from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Trail conditions, permits, and hazards change — verify before you go.