Bear Point/Firecamp Lakes Bike Shuttle 9/18/18
Posted: August 5th, 2019, 12:09 pm
Hi everyone, I've been meaning to post some trip reports, here's one of my favorite adventures from last year.
On a glorious weekday, I left my bike at the Crown Lakes Trailhead, then drove down to the South Brietenbush TH to start my hike.
Hiked up the S BB trail to the Bearpoint trail, vine maple and huckleberry were taking on the fall colors.
The summit of Bear Point provides fine views in all directions. The trail officially ends at the top of Bear Point, but for the offtrail adventurer, you can head southeast or northwest on what is unofficially called Adventure Ridge.
Heading SE takes you to Park Butte-it is a fun 3 mile scramble that takes hours, but provides incredible scenery and absolute solitude until you reach the PCT and Jeff Park. This is the view of Adventure Ridge and Dy-Na-Mo Peak from the previous week: On this day, however, I was heading in the northwesterly direction towards the Firecamp Lakes. This involved some ridgewalking, scree scrambling and bushwacking. I was in heaven!
Found a trail when I arrived at the first lake, and ambled along the shorelines until I reached Crown Lake. Then it was a short hike out to my bike and a 4ish mile downhill zoom back to my car. Hiking stats: 7 miles, 3250 ft eg. Humans seen=0
On a glorious weekday, I left my bike at the Crown Lakes Trailhead, then drove down to the South Brietenbush TH to start my hike.
Hiked up the S BB trail to the Bearpoint trail, vine maple and huckleberry were taking on the fall colors.
The summit of Bear Point provides fine views in all directions. The trail officially ends at the top of Bear Point, but for the offtrail adventurer, you can head southeast or northwest on what is unofficially called Adventure Ridge.
Heading SE takes you to Park Butte-it is a fun 3 mile scramble that takes hours, but provides incredible scenery and absolute solitude until you reach the PCT and Jeff Park. This is the view of Adventure Ridge and Dy-Na-Mo Peak from the previous week: On this day, however, I was heading in the northwesterly direction towards the Firecamp Lakes. This involved some ridgewalking, scree scrambling and bushwacking. I was in heaven!
Found a trail when I arrived at the first lake, and ambled along the shorelines until I reached Crown Lake. Then it was a short hike out to my bike and a 4ish mile downhill zoom back to my car. Hiking stats: 7 miles, 3250 ft eg. Humans seen=0