Lake Creek Trail # 656 3.9 Miles; #656A .3 Miles
TRAIL DESCRIPTION For more trail information contact: Kootenai National Forest Libby Ranger District 406-293-7773
Lake Creek Trail # 656 Recommended Season Summer Fall 3.9 Miles; #656A .3 Miles
ACCESS: From Libby, head south on This trail connects to Fourth of July Trail #115 Highway 2 for 25 miles to the West Fisher and Divide Trail #360S, offering several loop Road (about mile marker 57). Continue up the trail options. West Fisher road for 6 miles and take a left on the Geiger Lakes Road #6748 for 1.5 miles to TRAIL INFORMATION: The Lake Creek the trailhead parking area. Trail has a moderate grade and is only 1 ¾ miles to lower Geiger Lake for an easy family FACILITIES: Trailhead with limited parking hike. The majority of the trail does have and small turn around radius for trailers. Stock significant brush encroachment. The section users are encouraged to park and unload at the just past the junction with the Fourth of July junction of the 6748 road as there may be no Trail is severely washed with trenches over one turn around options if other vehicles are parked foot deep, and the last ¼ mile to Lost Buck at the trailhead. Pass traverses through a large boulder field. These sections can be challenging for stock. SETTING: Closed forest setting with views into Lake Creek for the first mile then moves ELEVATION: Beginning at 3720 feet and into open subalpine habitat with striking views. ending at 5970 feet at the Cabinet Divide.
OPPORTUNITIES: Hiking, viewing TRAIL USE: Heavy scenery, fishing horseback riding, berry DIFFCULTY: Moderate picking, and hunting. MAINTENANCE: Yearly– Current Status - www.fs.usda.gov/activity/kootenai/recreation/hiking ATTRACTIONS & CONSIDERATIONS: Trail provides access to the Cabinet Mountain MAPS: Forest Map, District Travel Map Wilderness and ends at Lost Buck Pass on the Cabinet Divide. It’s about 1 ¾ miles to Lower CLOSURES: All motorized use. Stock not Geiger Lake, 3 miles to Upper Geiger Lake allowed within 200’ of Lakes. No camping and about 1.5 miles from Upper Geiger Lake to allowed at Lower Geiger Lake. Lost Buck Pass. Trail #656A is a .3 mile spur from the main trail to Upper Geiger Lake. A short hike to the west from Lost Buck Pass offers scenic vistas of Wanless Lake and Engle Peak.
The scenery is spectacular through most of hike and the upper lake offers excellent views of Carney Peak.
Lower Geiger Lake
Prepared by Cabinet Back Country Horsemen Lake Cr. #656, Upper Geiger #656A, 4th of July #115 and Bramlet #658
115 35’30"W 115 35’0"W 115 34’30"W 115 34’0"W 115 33’30"W 115 33’0"W 115 32’30"W 115 32’0"W 115 31’30"W 115 31’0"W 115 30’30"W 115 30’0"W 115 29’30"W 115 29’0"W 115 28’30"W
48 3’0"N 231 33 34 35 36
231C
2332 6 5 4
48 2’30"N
!F 6746 48 2’30"N Mill/Ozette302 !F 2 1 1054 4 3
48 2’0"N Bramlet Creek658
48 2’0"N Fourth of July115 9 7 8
9 !F
6748 !F 10 48 1’30"N 11 12 48 1’30"N Lake Creek656
16 18 17 48 1’0"N 48 1’0"N
14
13 48 0’30"N Buck Lake912A 48 0’30"N
Iron Meadows113
Legend Swamp Creek912
!F Trailhead 20 21 23 19 Trail Cabinet Divide South360S Major Roads 48 0’0"N 48 0’0"N FS Yearlong Open Roads FS Seasonally Open Roads 24 Silver Dollar114 Other Roads Libby District Boundary !!Powerline 30 29 28 47 59’30"N
115 35’30"W 115 35’0"W 115 34’30"W 115 34’0"W 115 33’30"W 115 33’0"W 115 32’30"W 115 32’0"W 115 31’30"W 115 31’0"W 115 30’30"W 115 30’0"W 115 29’30"W 115 29’0"W 00.125 0.25 0.5 0.75 1 Map Created with TOPO!@2003 National Graphic (www.nationalgraphic.com/topo) Miles *Refer to Libby Ranger District Travel map for current road restrictions.