Kane Lake Trail #4066

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Features Birding · Cave · Fall Colors · Fishing · Geological Significance · Lake · River/Creek · Spring · Swimming · Views · Waterfall · Wildflowers · Wildlife

Take a high clearance vehicle (we took a Toyota Yaris and went very slow and careful all the way in and parked next to a very large Jeep) up Kane Creek to the trailhead. The trail starts where the road once forded the creek and kept going.

Run south just under a 1/4 mile to a junction with a forest service sign that lies about the distance to the lake. It is not 3 miles, it is 3.6 miles from the intersection. Go left and over a cool non-OSHA-approved bridge and find you are back on the old road for a while.

The trail holds to that side of the valley all the way to the lake with ever-growing steeper grades. There are shaded areas of woods and open regions of rock slides to traverse. There are several areas that may require a little scrambling to get up or down so know your skills and stay safe.