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Jul 29 2020
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 Joined Aug 26 2020
 Layton, Utah
Red Pine Lake TrailMountainlands, UT
Red Pine Lake Trail
Mountainlands, UT
Hiking avatar Jul 29 2020
neight33 • Triplogs 65
Hiking8.50 Miles 2,040 AEG
Hiking8.50 Miles   7 Hrs      1.21 mph
2,040 ft AEG35 LBS Pack
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I needed a training hike for my upcoming PCT hike and chose Red Pine Lake trail in Little Cottonwood Canyon located in Salt Lake City, UT. It was rated difficult and was uphill for 3.5 miles (round trip 7 miles total). I brought my 12 year old son with me as a companion. I loaded up my backpack to 35 pounds - first time ever using one!!
We took our time, since my son has asthma, and we enjoyed the stunning views and beautiful wild flowers. The sudden appearance of the lake through the forest trees was breathtaking and well worth the hike.
The map showed another lake a little further up and decided to check it out. NOT WORTH IT! The trail wasn't clearly marked and we spend most of our time climbing huge rocks to get to the top. The two small lakes were less than disappointing surrounded by huge boulders making the hike more than difficult. Then trying to find another route back down to Red Pine was quite treacherous. The heavy 35 pound backpack was a big handicap.
The extra time spent hiking to the upper lake added two hours to our hike time and probably around a mile and a half for a grand total of 8.5 miles. It was a good training workout for my upcoming PCT hike and it drastically increased my confidence. Yet the time spent together in the great outdoors.....priceless and DEFINITELY WORTH IT!!!
 
Oct 12 2013
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 Joined Feb 14 2010
 Scottsdale, AZ
Red Pine Lake TrailMountainlands, UT
Red Pine Lake Trail
Mountainlands, UT
Hiking avatar Oct 12 2013
Andy679 • Triplogs 18
Hiking7.00 Miles 2,040 AEG
Hiking7.00 Miles
2,040 ft AEG
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Little Cottonwood Canyon: You start at the White Pine Trailhead then continue one easy mile up to the junction to Red Pine Lake right and White Pine Lake Left. There are no fires permitted in Red Pine Lake side for it is in the Lone Peak Wilderness. Lots of crowds in the summer, tons of wildlife, animals, moose, etc... I did this hike to Red Pine Lake > Alpine Ridge > Maybird Gulch in October. If you plan on doing this route back through Maybird Gulch, be prepared and make sure you have extra time for you have to cross through basically one mile of boulders. Totally Epic Hike.
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[ checklist ]  Box Elder Peak  Little Cottonwood Canyon  Little Cottonwood Creek  Maybird Gulch  Mount Timpanogos  Red Pine Lake  Salt Lake Valley  The Pfeifferhorn  Utah Lake  White Baldy
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