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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.

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.

Trail condition reports for June17 posted

Glacier Lilies, June 20, 2018 - by W K Walker

Glacier Lilies, June 20, 2018 – by W K Walker

The June 17, 2020 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.

Trail condition reports for September 17 posted

Fireweed below Nasukoin Lake, Aug 12, 2017 - W. K. Walker

Fireweed below Nasukoin Lake, Aug 12, 2017 – W. K. Walker

The September 17, 2019 Forest Service Trail Condition Reports for the Glacier View and Hungry Horse Ranger Districts have been posted to the website Trail Conditions page.

The lack of major wind events and below average snowfall last winter left trails in remarkably decent condition this year. So, trail crews are making really good progress.

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.

Trail condition reports for September 10 posted

View East from Coal Ridge

View East from Coal Ridge

The September 10, 2019 Forest Service Trail Condition Reports for the Glacier View and Hungry Horse Ranger Districts have been posted to the website Trail Conditions page.

The lack of major wind events and below average snowfall last winter left trails in remarkably decent condition this year. So, trail crews are making really good progress.

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.