Desolation Lake

Wasatch Mountains - Salt Lake City, Utah
Big Cottonwood Canyon

From Beartrap Fork

With views of

Brighton Ski Resort Mount Millicent Mount Wolverine Mount Superior Kessler Peak Broads Fork Twin Peaks

Dromedary Peak Mount Raymond Park City Uinta Mountains Honeycomb Cliffs American Fork Twin Peaks

Mule Deer
Dead Newt
Spiders
Butterflies

This area is one of the cleanest, most beautiful parts of the Wasatch. There are rarely any people on this trail. We hiked to the mountain bike trail, and then descended down into the lakeside, walked around the lake, then hike up the other side (south side) of the lake, then veered south to the Wasatch Crest, then returned to the main trial. It was very peaceful.

Beartrap Fork is about 11 miles up Big Cottonwood Canyon. It has two entrances, the second one has a sign that says "Beartrap", they are about the same distance either way. Just follow the trail and take the first turn north. It gets very steep near the end. It's about 4 miles round trip.

BIG COTTONWOOD CANYON

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Thursday, July 4, 2002