My friends and I planned to hike Talapus and Olallie lakes and ended up taking Pratt Lake as well. It was a beautiful day and the road going up to trail was easy. There's probably over 2 miles of gravel section going up but it is not something to be worried about because it is fairly easy and less potholes that even sedans can make it through.
Talapus was beautiful. It is less than 2 miles hike with lush trees and a wide trail. An easy hike that you will not even notice your arrival because the walk was enjoyable enough to worry about the destination. A few people camped out the night before mostly family with kids enjoying the water and hanging out with that floating log. I thought it was the cutest.
Olallie was also great, clear water with crawfish crawling in the rock under water where we were standing at. This is another 1.2 miles hike from Talapus. The water was so inviting and people bringing inflatables here and were just hanging out on the water. So bring some of that if swimming and relaxing is in your agenda.
Pratt lake was my favorite. It is another 3 miles to get there, I think. The last 1.8 miles is descending and you will walk through 3 section of boulders on this trail before you reach your destination. Lots of berries, different kinds that we enjoyed eating them. The water was the cleanest among them and I think this is by far the hardest to get into.
Overall, it was an easy to moderate hike for me but long. My watch says we did over 12 miles total for round trip but it will probably depend on your pace. Enjoy!
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