Reader Lakes via Highline Trail is a 11 mile moderately trafficked out and back trail located near Manila, Utah that features a lake and is rated as moderate. My brother and I hiked east to west this trail starting at Chepeta Lake on 7/24 and ended at the trailhead at Butterfly Lake on 7/28. Add Photo (s) Drop Photo (s) This page is a stub. If you're considering a week-long ⦠Begin at the Leidy Peak Trailhead (or for a shorter route begin at Chepeta Lake Trailhead). WHITEROCKS, Uintah County â Portions of the Chepeta Lake Road will be closed Aug. 22 to Sept. 9 for installation of a new culvert on Reader Creek. Contribute. Chepeta Trail is a 1,079 m green singletrack trail located near Vernal Utah. Terrain. We found a nice campsite with a view across the lake⦠CHEPETA LAKE TRAIL: 24 miles one-way/unmarked, ungroomed trail The trail follows Farm Creek Road #117 and is steep before becoming more gradual. We had planned to camp at Chepeta Lake and by this point were feeling tired, but there wasn't a good place to camp on the dam. Due to some road closures and lack of knowledge of the Salt Lake City ⦠From here we crossed the river and found the road. I took off a shoe and ⦠We hope to get 7 miles in before sunset in order to shorten our average mileage for the next five days. This area is a major trailhead for those wanting to have a shorter Highline Trail experience (around 65 miles from the trailhead to Hayden Pass). Unloading is located on the Elk Horn Road at Farm Creek. The area is heavily timbered and the trail is mostly uphill for the majority of this section. Actually, the Highline Trail runs from Leidy Peak Trailhead to Hayden Pass on the Mirror Lake Highway. Starting the hike from Chepeta Lake Trailhead would shorten the trek by 13 miles (to ~65 mi. Youâll need four-wheel-drive to get to the North Erickson Lake/Big Elk Lake Trailhead but is worth it for fishing and is an ideal overnight camping spot. We had planned to spend 6 days on the trail and all of them together unless something happened. Natural Atlas is powered by ⦠Huh, my gps said 53. Chepeta Lake also has a dam. Almost the entire trail stays above 10,500â. The trailhead sites at 10,925 feet in elevation, and can be accessed from several directions by well maintained roads. We ended up pulling in to Chepeta Lake at about 6:30 pm and made camp in some trees next to the parking area. That evening we ran into a BLM fire guy that had just hiked up to the mountain north of Chepeta Lake to do some maintenance on a remote ⦠About 7am we parked the car at the Highline Trailhead in a crowed parking area and met, Stag-man, our ride to Chepeta Lake. She was informative and she could not have been more pleasant. Chepeta BM 12T 586642mE 4518172mN N40° 48' 36" W109° 58' 22" ECCENTRIC BM COUNTY HIGHPOINT - UINTAS Rating: Easy Hiking. Groomed trail is 28 miles in length and offers an Alpine setting of bowls and boonedocking through the trees, plus scenic views of ⦠We hiked it in 5 days and 4 nights. Starting at one of these trailheads shortens the westward hike to Hayden Pass to 79 miles (127 km) or 66 miles (106 km), respectively. Crockett's ⦠Highly recommended" - John Adler- Amanda C. 2 months ago Amanda was a lifesaver. At 13.5 miles the trail turns right at West Fork Road, #110 prior to Pole Creek Campground. Highline Trail Spur C #1025C. Total Elevation Gain: 1,900' to the lake ⦠We staggered under our heavy packs and started walking about 2pm with intentions of making it to Brook lake on the other ⦠Land Manager: USFS - Uinta, Wasatch & Cache National Forests Office. Like and Share. Our eastern approach began at the Chepeta Lake Trailhead and would follow the Highline Trail all the way to Anderson Pass on Kings Peakâs North Ridge. Shared By: ⦠4 ⦠Chepeta Lake cuts off about 17 miles of the eastern end of the trail. I secretly hope to grind out enough miles that weâre done before lunch on the fifth day, but Iâve ⦠New growth on pines look like snow We arrived at the Chepeta Lake trailhead, 10,600 feet, at about 5:30 a.m. The Reader Lakes region begins as you leave Chepeta Lake and begin your slow accent to North Pole Pass. The trail is also easily accessible at the Leidy Peak trailhead and Chepeta Lake trailhead. That way, we get to spend a casual Labor Day at home afterward. Recently we completed a 70 mile traverse of the High Uintas Wilderness from Chepeta lake to Mirror Lake Trailhead. At the Pass Lake Trailhead you will travel the loop in a counterclockwise direction. We hit the usual Uinta afternoon rain showers everyday. It's a good thing we met early because it took us about 6 hours to get to Chepeta. Certainly fast paces for the trail, and congrats on doing it so fast. This trailhead was about as far from Boise as you can go and still be in the Unitas. The Leidy Peak trailhead is a very popular place to begin hiking the Highline Trail. Our camp the first ⦠The Chepeta Lake trailhead is at mile 38. She offered to stop at several locations on the way to the trailhead if we needed to pick anything up. Weâve been planning this trip for about 7 months. About 2 miles from Chepeta Lake Trailhead (These directions are from SP member Grandwazoo) Starting in Roosevelt, Utah: âA â All distances are running mileposts, and are in reference to the intersection of US40 (200N) and State Route 121in Roosevelt, Utah; this is the point where US40 makes 90 degree turn at a traffic light. M.P. Chepeta Trailhead. That will leave us with around 12 miles per day. Anderson Pass was the biggest butt kicker of the trail. Soon the trail will climb to the pass between Lofty and Scout Peaks. For a few this was their first long hike, but for Monica and I the walked seemed short. In the past some users have chosen to shorten the distance traveled due to the unmaintained condition of the far eastern portion of the trail. The trail from Leidy Peak trailhead is very easy to follow until you get up above the treeline. Unlike what is shown on the the Trails Illustrated map we were using, the trail doesnât actually head up to Chepeta Lake, but rather cuts pretty much due west from the trailhead. That modified route (Chepeta Lake TH to Highline TH) stands as a worthy option for those with less time or simply wish to hike fewer miles per day. It is also a good spot for hikers to exit the Highline Trail without having to hike 10-15 miles to a remote trailhead. I knew that the original Highline trail started at the lake and I read a sign that explained that the trail had been relocated in 1999 to this trailhead about a half mile south of the lake. There was only one truck parked at the end of road, the final Chepeta Lake parking lot at about 10,560 feet elevation (not to be confused with the signed Chepeta parking you first encounter on the way up) when I finally arrived at around midnight. Chepeta Lake Trailhead is a trailhead on Whiterocks River in Ashley National Forest, Uintah and Ouray Reservation, UT. Cairns are few and far between and don't do very well marking the trail again until you drop below the treeline. It can ⦠Leidy Peak to Chepeta Lake Trailhead. We will arrive at the eastern trailhead (Chepeta Lake) around 4:00 pm on August 24. Turn off the highway and drive through the town of ⦠We started at Chepeta Lake (pic related) and ended at the trailhead near Mirror Lake. And then finish up at the Reader Lake/Chepeta Lake Trailhead, 8.4 ⦠I was really hoping to run into a proper trailhead with a pit but we missed it by about a hundred yards and continued east to connect to the trail. I like the idea of walking west toward Salt Lake City, but nothing is set in stone yet. Crocket claims that Chepeta to Hayden is about 70 miles. Chepeta Lake has a lot of value for people hiking the Highline trail. GPS Waypoints - Hover or click to see name and lat/long Peaks: ⦠Water is a little more limited in this area than in most other parts of the trail. The campground and trailhead are around 3.5 miles down the road dirt road. ⦠Trailhead: Chepeta Lake trailhead 10560 ft / 3218 m: Quality: 1 (on a subjective 1-10 scale) Route Conditions: Maintained Trail, Open Country: Ascent Statistics: Time: 2 Hours 30 Minutes: Descent Statistics: Time: 2 Hours 15 Minutes: GPS Data for Ascent/Trip. The biggest benefit of starting on this side of the trail is that you can hiking with the sun at Chepeta Lake. The wind was whistling and temperatures were just below 0°F when I climbed into ⦠Directions: The trail leaves from the Christmas Meadows Trailhead. My son dropped us off at the Chepeta Lake trailhead Sunday night and we hiked for about 15 minutes or so then camped near the trail. Trip Length: 6 miles each way + optional day-hikes. The road access is from UT-121. My brother is a mountain goat and I was in terrible hiking ⦠The trail offers a number of activity options and is best used from June until October. Starting within a forest of pine trees you will travel past the shores of Scout Lake. 0 Star This. Weâre planning to do it the last week of August. After the Leidy Peak trailhead, the trail wraps around the south side of ⦠This hike primary trail can be used both directions. We hiked to the western end of the dam and followed a small trail along the lakeshore. None of us really cared to lay eyes on Chepeta Lake as it was just another reservoir that probably had a big, ugly ⦠We have made a couple trips to the High Uintas, including some time on the Highline Trail, but always wanted to be in the ranks of the long haul backpackers that have hiked the wilderness from stem to ⦠The trail then climbs gradually to Chepeta Lake at an el-evation of 10,560â. Four-wheel-drive is also recommended for the next stop: Swasey Lake/Center Park Trailhead. It took us over 7 passes, 3 of which were over 12,000â. You may pick your way through the jumbled talus to the summit of Lofty Peak to the east or ⦠This work is licensed under a Creative Commons AttributionNonCommercialShareAlike 4.0 International License. We took lunch barely off the point on the west side of Leidy Peak. total) and cuts out the least exciting section of the hike. Chepeta Lake: Unloading Trailhead is located approximately 4 1/2 miles North of the small town of Whiterocks on the west side of Uintah County. From Mirror Lake Scenic Byway (US 150) turn on Christmas Meadows Rd. We met quite a few people hiking this trail ⦠This is a great place to spend a ⦠Trails from Trailhead. Follow the Highline Trail as it weaves over passes and aside lakes, often following dispersed cairns across meadows, tundra, and talus slopes. The Uinta Highline Trail is the definition of solitude. Me, getting ready at the trailhead. In places, the trail disappears under your feet and ⦠Let me know how you plan to get to/from the trailheads. Trail. Up until now we had not seen another person the whole trip. The road is suitable for low clearance vehicles. The road, also known as the West Fork Whiterocks Road, will be closed about two miles from Chepeta Lake, just south of Reader Creek. There was little to no snow on the passes. 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