Near Bitter Lake Wildlife Viewing Trail
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Bitter Lake Wildlife Viewing Trail

4.0 (1 Rating)
This is an easy, flat, gravel trail that follows the Wildlife Viewing trail at BLNWR
7
mi
Distance
44
ft
Gain
easy
Difficulty
BirdingLakeLess CrowdedRiver/CreekViewsWildflowersWildlife

Route Details

Flatter
Steeper
6.99mi
Distance
44ft
Elevation Gain
44ft
Elevation Loss
10%
Max Grade
3,524ft
High Point
3,475ft
Low Point
Path Type
Loop
Description
Starts at the BLNWR visitor center (not the buildings directly adjacent to the bike trail) right off the ample parking area. Usually there is no one there, especially early or late in the day. Follow the sign for "Wildlife Viewing Tour" and just keep going on the large paved trail. There are sections with side-trails that head towards various viewpoints along the main trail to enable better views and have signs next to them. These will add some distance but are worth it, especially if it's your first time here! Otherwise, just stay on the trail, and you'll be fine. There are other trail-looking areas off of the main gravel trail but they are blocked off at the time of this writing, so I'm not sure where they lead.

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