White Pine Lake - Logan Canyon

NEW TRAIL!  I love hiking all over this great state  . . . . from North to South, East to West UTAH has the very BEST hiking trails!  White Pine Lake in Logan Canyon is one of the most scenic trails I have hiked this year (need to come back during wildflower season).  White Pine Lake is a small, shallow but very picturesque lake sitting between two towering mounts - Mount Magog and Mount Gog (where do these names come from?? Weird!)  The trail is a mild, gradual climb through meadows, aspen and pine with a total distance to the lake of 3.8 miles.  After about 2.5 miles the trail starts heading down a fairly steep decline into White Pine Basin, but the steepness only lasts for about 3/4 of a mile and before you know it there is the lake.  But first here are some trail shots and the fall colors were spectacular!

  We walked through a grove of deformed aspen, evidence of a harsh winter.

This aspen was lying completely horizontal and still growing.

 After about 1/4 of a mile from the trailhead you will come to a junction with While Pine Lake to the right and Naomi Peak to the left.  I'll have to come back for Naomi Peak another day!

Naomi Peak in the background.

Beautiful White Pine Lake

To find the trailhead for White Pine Lake follow US-89 through Logan Canyon for almost 20 miles to the turnoff for Tony Grove Lake (another gem in and of itself).  Another 7 miles or so you will arrive at the Tony Grove Lake parking area and the trailhead for both White Pine Lake and Naomi Peak.

Tony Grove Lake

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******Miles hiked tally

beginning March 22, 2013
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375.5