| Type: |
Day Hike - Out and Back |
| Distance (Total): |
8.0 miles / 12.9 km |
| Elevation Gain: |
2,329 feet / 710 meters |
| Minimum Elevation: |
5,400 feet / 1,646 meters |
| Maximum Elevation: |
7,729 feet / 2,356 meters |
| Hiking Season: |
- All Year Long
|
| Things To See: |
- Lake Views
- Woods
|
| Difficulty: |
Strenuous |
| Rating: |
Trail has not been rated. |
| Nearby Town: |
Lostine, Oregon, United States |
The trip to Maxwell Lake makes an excellent day hike. Stands of larch and fir give shade and relief from the open meadows. Climbing the ridge behind Maxwell Lake affords you spectacular views of North Minam Meadows and some of the lakes and peaks in the Minam and Lostine drainages. Fishing for eastern brook trout is a favorite pastime at Maxwell Lake. Catched Two Lake is also a favorite fishing spot. The lakes are surrounded with granite walls and fine outcroppings of pine trees along the lakeshores. Small side streams cross the trail but may dwindle to a trickle later in the season. Be sure to carry drinking water with you.
