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Lightning Switch Trail Loop route map
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Utah

Lightning Switch Trail Loop

Cedar City, Utah

4.5 mi

Distance

1,558 ft

Elev. Gain

Loop

Route Type

Difficult

Difficulty

About This Trail

We don't publish a description for Lightning Switch Trail Loop unless we can point you at the agency it came from. We don't have one yet. The planning figures above — distance, elevation gain, estimated time, route type — come from the source listed on this trail.

The managing agency is the authority for conditions, closures and route notes. See official sources below. Spot something we should add?

Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

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Elevation Profile

Min:1,834 ft
Max:2,148 ft
Gain:475 ft
Loss:475 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 1,834 ft and 2,148 ft across 4.5 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.1,834 ft1,939 ft2,043 ft2,148 ft0.0 mi1.1 mi2.2 mi3.4 mi4.5 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi1,836 ft
High point1.8 mi2,148 ft
End4.5 mi1,836 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Loop

Official sources & verification

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Where it is

Nearest town:
Cedar City, UT · in or next to town
County:
Iron County, UT

Nearest town and county from U.S. Census Bureau place records and county boundaries.

We display cached information from agency feeds. Hours, fees, permits, closures, fire restrictions, and conditions change without notice. Outdoors is not the permitting authority. Confirm current conditions for this trail using the links above before you go — you are responsible for compliance. Last verified by us: May 23, 2026. Our copy is more than a month old — please reconfirm with the agency before relying on it.Spot an error in our data?

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Path geometry came from our pre-launch legacy database. Routes have not yet been re-verified against the operator and may differ from the actual trail.

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