East Fork Foss - Necklace Valley — Tuesday, Jun. 25, 2024

The dogs needed a good walk and I wanted to check out more of the trail after the WTA work party last week so Necklace Valley Trail it is. The 3 miles of gravel road is in great shape. There are 5 cars in the lot when we arrive at about 11 a.m. n a sunny Wednesday morning. Toilet at the trailhead is nothing special but not a disaster either. Trail is in great shape all the way to the bridge about a mile in. Brushed well and not a single blowdown. The next mile or so to the crossover to the Alpine Lakes Wilderness could use a little brushing but was not bad and just two little blowdowns that were easy to step over. We hiked about one more mile to where we could see what is called Alturas Lake on the map but is more like a swampy bog. The dogs were getting hot so we turned around and headed back to the car. Total hike was about 6 miles and about 600 feet of elevation. We never saw another person. Loved this hike. Looking forward to coming back to get all the way to the lakes 7 or 8 miles in.