Lake Blanche Trail

Beautiful but strenuous out and back hike

This is a very pretty lake that's worth the steep climb. But take note that the signage at the trailhead is incorrect: it is a 3.8 mile hike to the lake, not 2.8. Be sure to bring enough water becau...

A challenging, beautiful hike

Hiked this with my husband this morning. We left early (8am) to avoid the heat. The route is quite steep and rocky. Hiking poles helped a lot. About 3/4 of the way through, I was completely tired and ...

Great hike

Started this hike at noon on a Friday. Of course I got a little lost trying to find the entrance but it's behind a closed off parking lot (at least closed on 11/6) so you walk up maybe 5-10 min to the...

Gorgeous Hike!

My wife and I hiked this trail 4 years ago, so being in the area again, we had to do this hike one more time! It took us just under 3 hours to go up, and 3 hours to come back down. We're not the f...

Amazing hike!

Lake Blanche is my absolute favorite hike and it's definitely a must when visiting Utah! The hike is easily accessible from Big Cottonwood Canyon and is usually well shaded! However, I would recommend...