Hike Lakes Mary, Martha and Catherine (Brighton Lakes)

A Fun, Family Friendly Hike

There is so much to see on this hike, including a variety of gorgeous wildflowers in summer. I love hiking among the pines, and stopping at each lake to reflect. In addition, we almost always see moose on this hike. Please stay at least 25 yards away from these animals at all times, and also remember that swimming is not allowed here.

Great for a Picnic

The Brighton Lakes are a great place to hike up to and hang out at with a picnic with the fam. Kids can skip rocks across the lake and explore all around.

Beautiful hike to quite a few lakes!

Located in the scenic Big Cottonwood Canyon, this hike is very rewarding. The beginning part is bit of an incline. When we went, Lake Mary had been completely drained but our favorite lake was Lake Martha. You can extend your hike and have an aerial view of the Brighton lakes by continuing on to Sunset Peak by taking a right at the fork before reaching Lake Catherine.

Amazing Experience

Good backpacking trip for the family, we saw some moose and deer, beautiful mountain

Brighton Lakes

Hiked this on 8/11/16. Not a bad hike at all. Was able to hit all 4 lakes in the area. Dog lake, Lake Mary, Lake Martha and Lake Catherine in about 2 hours time. That includes some exploring time also, so if you wanted to hit all the lakes in a shorter amount of time it is very doable. It was a fairly crowded trail up to lake Mary for being in the middle of the week, so I can bet it is very packed on the weekend. Definitely recommend going on this hike during the week to avoid that. Once we got past lake Mary we only ran into a few people tho. The last 2 lakes are defiantly more picturesque in my opinion. We had lake Catherine all to ourselves for a good 45 min- 1 hour. Great family friendly and short hike

My Very 1st Hike & I Loved It

I downloaded this app and found this gorgeous hike and I couldn't have been more pleased when my big sister and I reached Lake Mary. My goal was to see a lake at the top of a mountain and it was stunning. We went to all three and saw a moose at Lake Catherine, but Lake Mary was my favorite. I can't wait to see all lakes at the top of these beautiful mountains after living in SLC and UT counties for the past 2 decades, it's a dream come true to finally be able to hike these.

Gorgeous

An excellent way to get away from the inversion and traffic of Salt Lake. My six- and nine-year-olds have done this hike. It's a good and rewarding challenge for younger kids.

Crowded

If you go, definitely go on a weekday. We went on a Saturday night and there were crowds of people. We backpacked to Catherine and stayed over night. It was beautiful, definitely go all the way to Catherine. There were 2 other groups up there so it was a lot better than the lower lakes. The beginning of the hike till you get to lake Mary is dusty, steep, and busy. I am recovering from a knee injury so it felt a lot harder for me. But it was worth it once we got to Catherine.

very nice

pretty easy hike, I even saw a family with kids up there. the first part is a little steep, but after that it's not steep at all. beautiful views. just fyi: no swimming allowed!

Great Fishing

I went up in June when there was still some snow up higher. Throw a clear bubble and a fly on and you will catch quite a few trout.

A go-to hike near SLC

I love this hike! Most of my time spent in this area is skiing so it's awesome to check it out on a hot summer day.

Last night was my first time doing this hike! We left Brighton's Parking lot just before 7pm and were back at the cars by 8:50. We got to Lake Catherine, though we didn't go around for fear of getting caught in the dark on our way back. We saw two lovely moose and very few other hikers, though that's to be expected after a torrential downpour on a Tuesday night. This is an easy hike, but it has enough terrain change that it's not monotonous. I definitely will do this again!

Brighton is a beautiful area in the summer time - this is a great hike to enjoy on a sunny day. The first part is a steeper incline to get up the bottom of the slope but then the trail gets steadier and the sights get better and better. Who doesn't love a hike to a lake...let alone 4 lakes!