Chain Lakes Trail work rescheduled to July 11

Lower Chain Lake, July 16, 2025 - W. K. Walker

Lower Chain Lake, July 16, 2025 – W. K. Walker

Rain–a lot of it–forced us to cancel our original Chain Lakes Trail cleanup on July 1. It is now scheduled for Saturday, July 11.

Here’s the revised write-up (see the calendar for information on other upcoming events):

Saturday, July 11, 8:30am – Chain Lakes Trail No. 377 maintenance: Remove remaining obstructions from top end that were still under snow earlier. Departure from the Walker’s at 8:30am or meet us at the trailhead on Red Meadow Road. The trail is a little over a mile long and steep, providing access to a very nice high-mountain lake. Quite a bit of saw work. There will also be a need for loppers. Contact Bill Walker (wkwalker@nvdi.com) for details.

Glacier View & Hungry Horse trail condition reports for June 26 posted

Clearing Tuchuck Creek Tr No 23, June 7, 2025 - photo by Steve Lundberg

Clearing Tuchuck Creek Tr No 23, June 7, 2025 – photo by Steve Lundberg

The June 26, 2026 Forest Service Trail Condition Reports for the Glacier View and Hungry Horse Ranger Districts have been posted to the website Trail Conditions page.

These reports contain a fair amount of useful information. Besides trail conditions, they include trail numbers, their official names and end-to-end mileages. The reports may also list information on trail and area closures, especially during fire season.

The current fire danger at the time of this post was LOW.

The calendar is updated!

The year started out messily. Last fall’s big wind event scattered impressive pockets of downfall all through the forest. This, in turn, triggered a major effort to clear the trails and roads essential to firefighting as soon as the weather permitted. This upended our usual early season efforts—but in a good way.

Anyway, now that the big cleanup is winding down, our schedule is getting revved back up. Check out the Calendar page to see what we’ve planned so far. There’s more to be added and no doubt circumstance will force some rearrangement here and there, but the essential framework is in place.

Glacier View & Hungry Horse trail condition reports for June 12 posted

Beargrass along Moran Basin Trail No 2, June 18, 2025 - W. K. Walker

Beargrass along Moran Basin Trail No 2, June 18, 2025 – W. K. Walker

The June 12, 2026 Forest Service Trail Condition Reports for the Glacier View and Hungry Horse Ranger Districts have been posted to the website Trail Conditions page.

These reports contain a fair amount of useful information. Besides trail conditions, they include trail numbers, their official names and end-to-end mileages. The reports may also list information on trail and area closures, especially during fire season.

The current fire danger at the time of this post was LOW.

Glacier View & Hungry Horse trail condition reports for June 5 posted

View across Big Creek drainage from Glacier View Mtn Tr 381, Apr 30, 2026 - W. K. Walker

View across Big Creek drainage from Glacier View Mtn Tr 381, Apr 30, 2026 – W. K. Walker

The June 5, 2026 Forest Service Trail Condition Reports for the Glacier View and Hungry Horse Ranger Districts have been posted to the website Trail Conditions page.

These reports contain a fair amount of useful information. Besides trail conditions, they include trail numbers, their official names and end-to-end mileages. The reports may also list information on trail and area closures, especially during fire season.

The current fire danger at the time of this post was LOW.