Backbone Ridge #164
Jul 15, 2006
- Type of Outing
- Day hike
- Read More in our Hiking Guide
- Hike: Backbone Ridge
- Region: South Cascades
- Trails: Backbone Ridge (#164)
- Avg Rating: 2.50
We took Forest Road 1270 3 miles up to the Backbone Lake Trail Head. We got started around 9am. The hike is STEEP up to a fork in the trail and the dogs were taking the lead. We were looking to go to Backbone Lake, so we took the right fork and had a short, down hill hike to the lake. We heard some people talking so we followed the trail around the lake and met two guys fishing for crawfish. Don't know if they caught anything, but it sounded like they we having a good time. The dogs sniffed around a campsite that appeared to have been recently used. (Don't campers know that they are not supposed to leave anything behind?) We continued around the lake and back up the hill and returned to the car. It took about an hour.
This is a short steep hike. About 2.5 - 3 miles total. Great if you only have a little bit of time. The dogs had a great time running through the forest. The trail was in good condition. No mud No bugs.
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