Near Triangle Lake-Caribou Trail
Beautiful, high, thin fir forest with low growing pinemat manzanita ground cover.
Near Triangle Lake-Caribou Trail
Looking east across Triangle Lake.
Near Triangle Lake-Caribou Trail
The trail to Triangle Lake heading east toward the Caribou Wilderness.

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Triangle Lake-Caribou Trail

3.0 (1 Rating)
Good forest trail to Triangle Lake, passing small lakes along the way. Takes one into the Caribou Wilderness from LVNP.
2.7
mi
Distance
178
ft
Gain
moderate
Difficulty
Commonly BackpackedLakeSwimmingWildflowersWildlife

Route Details

Flatter
Steeper
2.71mi
Distance
178ft
Elevation Gain
67ft
Elevation Loss
15%
Max Grade
7,124ft
High Point
6,946ft
Low Point
Path Type
Point to Point
Description
The Triangle Lake-Caribou Trail start as shown in this description, is found in the fir forest at a marked trail junction along Widow Lake to Snag Lake Trail. Turn off to the east here to hike to Triangle Lake in the Caribou Wilderness. Triangle Lake-Caribou Trail is a gently rolling trail in thin fir forest with wildflowers. Although it passes Black Butte and there are mountains all around, the trees hide all the views of these. After the first 1.3 miles in the forest, the trail comes to a small lake and the National Park/Caribou Wilderness boundary, marked by a sign. Continuing on into the Caribou Wilderness, the trail remains thinly forested and easy to follow. Several tiny lakes are passed before arriving at Triangle Lake, where this trail ends at a trail junction with one of several trails in the Caribou Wilderness. From Triangle Lake one can continue on to visit many more lakes and a few Caribou Wilderness trailheads.

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