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Chain Lakes Trail is open

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

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

Saturday , July 11, we opened Chain Lakes Trail No. 377 to foot traffic.

We took out several trees near the top of the trail, some fairly substantial, but encountered one obstruction that was beyond the capabilities of the equipment we had on-hand. The upper section of the Chain Lakes Trail is home to quite a few huge, old-growth trees, A couple of them slammed down down across the trail during last December’s major wind event.

Presently, there is a “social trail” around the east side of the blockage. We cleaned this up a little bit. We also did some brushing out  along the lower part of the trail.

So, enjoy the trail. The lake and the ones beyond it are a really nice payoff at the top of a fairly short, steep climb.

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.

Chain Lakes Trail is open

Lower Chain Lake, June 19, 2024 - W. K. Walker

Lower Chain Lake, June 19, 2024 – W. K. Walker

The Chain Lakes Trail is open. The snow is gone, except for is few patches here and there, and the lake has melted out. Most of the trail clearing consisted of brushing out overgrowth, especially at the trailhead.

Note: Some souvenir hunter swiped all the trailhead signage. We’ll have it replaced shortly.

Enjoy!