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Shadow Lake via Crystal Lake Trailhead route map
Difficulty: ModerateOut and Back

Shadow Lake via Crystal Lake Trailhead

Kamas, Utah

3.6 mi

Distance

495 ft

Elev. Gain

1h 17m

Est. Time

Out & Back

Route Type

Moderate

Difficulty

About This Trail

We don't publish a description for Shadow Lake via Crystal Lake Trailhead 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.

United States Forest Service manages this trail and 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:3,048 ft
Max:3,078 ft
Gain:151 ft
Loss:151 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 3,048 ft and 3,078 ft across 3.6 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.3,048 ft3,058 ft3,068 ft3,078 ft0.0 mi0.9 mi1.8 mi2.7 mi3.6 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi3,062 ft
High point1.6 mi3,078 ft
End3.6 mi3,062 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Out & Back

Official sources & verification

Managed by United States Forest Service

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Managing agency

Where it is

Nearest town:
Samak, UT · about 14 mi away
County:
Summit County, UT
Jurisdiction:
Wasatch National Forest · United States Forest Service

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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