Length: 10.6 miles round trip
Elevation Change: 2300' gain
Season: Spring thru Fall
Difficulty: Difficult
Permit: NW Forest Pass Required
Features:
This incredible hike begins at the end of an old
logging road and follows much of the path that the
old road left from years ago. The trail starts out
fairly easy but after a couple of miles things get
quite steep.
There are a number of small streams that you will
cross as you make your way up to the ridge that over
looks the first Thornton Lake. In season there are
lots of wildflowers and if the weather permits, you
will be treated to world class views much of the
way to the top of the ridge.
Then the trail drops steeply down to the edge of the
first and largest of the Thornton Lakes. Trappers Peak
and Mt. Triumph loom behind the lake and give an impressive sight.
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