Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest · Utah

Gwt Guardsman to Sunset Pass

5.1 mi of trail, end to end · about 1,800 ft of climbing · 8,616 ft–10,469 ft · native material surface · trail No. 1900G7 · trail class 3 · typical grade 12-20% · tread 36-48 inches wide · hiking, bike · seasonal: hiking 05/01-10/31

Picnic areas

9,787 ft 10,469 ft · 0.8 mi high 10,469 ft

Along the way Silver Lake Recreation Picnic Area

Trailhead Silver Lake Trailhead 8,731 ft Drive there

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About this trail's facts

The lines are the US Forest Service's National Forest System trails layer (public domain), read 2026-10-16 and simplified for the map; the length is the line's, end to end, and the class, surface, grade and tread width are the forest's own entries where it publishes them - a forest that publishes the centreline alone has none. The trailheads and the points along the way are the Service's recreation points, and the write-ups its own recarea text, unedited. Heights come from USGS 3DEP through Terrain Tiles on AWS (Mapzen/Tilezen), read along each line and rounded; a short trail on steep ground can be off by a few tens of feet. Closures change: check the forest's own site before you go.