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| Gordon Lakes Trail |
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Ending Elevation:
4,100 Feet
Length, One-way:
7.2 Miles
USGS Map:
Tidbits Mountain
Elevation Gain:
1,100 Feet
Beginning Elevation:
3,000 Feet
Difficulty:
Moderate
Reservation:
No
Season:
Year-round
From Sweet Home, Travel east on hwy. #20 for 17 miles and turn right on Forest road 2032 (Gordon Road.) Travel 5 miles and turn left on spur road 325. The trailhead is at the end of the spur.
Location Information
Gordon Lakes Trail is a moderate 7.2 mile hike at an elevation of 3,000 feet. Starting in a recent clear-cut, the trail switchbacks into remnant pockets of old-growth forest. paralleling falls Creek, it slowly climbs to Gordon Meadows. you will pass under Soapgrass Mountain, a sheer basalt cliff, before arriving a the lakes, which contains cutthroat trout.
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