6.7 hr
Overview
Two trails, the Hidden Meadows Trail #472 and the Forest Creek Trail #473, run up the ridge west of Boulder Lake to offer access to such scenic delights as Bonney Meadows and Bonney Butte . The hike is described from a trailhead and a trail not shown on any current maps, the old trails having been rerouted after clearcutting in the area during the 1980s. The loop takes you up the Hidden Meadows Trail to Bonney Meadows and thence to Bonney Butte , where during the months of September and October, you can observe expert birdwatchers tally, and sometimes band, migrating raptors. You can then loop back around Bonney Meadows and take the Forest Creek Trail down the steep-sided rim below Echo Point . Because the trails have been maintained for mountain bikers, they are cleared early in the season, but you are unlikely to encounter a soul until you get near Bonney Meadows .
Trail Stats
20.9 km
565 m
1701 m
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