Contact Info
Gifford Pinchot National Forest
2455 Hwy. 141
Trout Lake, WA 98650
2455 Hwy. 141
Trout Lake, WA 98650
- Phone:
- 509-395-3400
Basics
- Location:
- Trailhead located along Road 6035 or PCT #2000
- Length:
- 2.5 miles (4.0 km)
- Difficulty:
- Intermediate
- Elevation Range:
- 4000 feet to 4900 feet
- Elevation Change:
- 900 feet
- Usage:
- Moderate to Heavy
- Season:
- Mid-July to October
Description
This moderately used trail is one of the main access routes from the east into the central part of Indian Heaven Wilderness. From Road 6035, the trail climbs gradually through a thick mountain hemlock forest, past a series of small meadows, shallow lakes, and ponds. The trail continues into alpine forests of noble and true fir before reaching the shore of Junction Lake, where it ends at the Pacific Crest Trail near the junction with Trail No. 179. Junction Lake sites at an elevation of 4,730 feet.
Small lakes, ponds, marshes, meadows, wildflowers, hand hewn bridges, and Junction Lake.
Details
Location:
Trailhead located along Road 6035 or PCT #2000
Length:
2.5 miles (4.0 km)
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Elevation Range:
4000 feet to 4900
Elevation Change:
900
Usage:
Moderate to Heavy
Season:
Mid-July to October
