FAULT LAKE 5980' & HUNT PEAK 7058' TRAIL #59
FAULT LAKE 5980' & HUNT PEAK 7058' TRAIL #59
EVENT TYPE: Hiking, backpacking, scrambling and Mt Biking
DISTANCE: Lake 12 miles RT, Peak about 14 miles RT
ELEVATION GAIN: Lake 2785' gain, Peak 3776' gain
DIFFICULTY: Strenuous to Very Strenuous
MAPS: IPNF-Kaniksu N.F., Mt Roothaan, Dodge Peak
GPS: 48° 34’ 37.3”N 116° 37’ 17.8”W
RANGER DISTRICT: Sandpoint R.D. 208.263.5111
BONNER COUNTY SHERIFF: CALL 911 FIRST or 208.263.8417
DISTANCE: Lake 12 miles RT, Peak about 14 miles RT
ELEVATION GAIN: Lake 2785' gain, Peak 3776' gain
DIFFICULTY: Strenuous to Very Strenuous
MAPS: IPNF-Kaniksu N.F., Mt Roothaan, Dodge Peak
GPS: 48° 34’ 37.3”N 116° 37’ 17.8”W
RANGER DISTRICT: Sandpoint R.D. 208.263.5111
BONNER COUNTY SHERIFF: CALL 911 FIRST or 208.263.8417
DESCRIPTION:
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From the Fault Lake trailhead near the Pack River, drive on FR #293 for 1.2 miles to the trailhead by McCormick Creek. From the McCormick Creek bridge head west on Trail #59 for 6 miles to Fault Lake. Most of the trail is on an old logging/mining road to within 1.6 miles of the lake. As the old road switches to a single track, the trail is moderate and is easy for hiking and Mt Biking. Of course, there are sections of the trail that Mt Bikes might have to walk, but they are few. The last 1.6 miles of the trail are steeper and rough in places. Once at the Fault Lake, head north up the fault, for which the lake is named, and look for lunch spot with a view. Huckleberries abound around the lake.
This trail is a section of the Idaho Centennial Trail that roughly skirts the eastern boarder.
From the SW above the lake, a fault is obvious, and it's where Fault Lake gets its name.
From the Fault Lake trailhead near the Pack River, drive on FR #293 for 1.2 miles to the trailhead by McCormick Creek. From the McCormick Creek bridge head west on Trail #59 for 6 miles to Fault Lake. Most of the trail is on an old logging/mining road to within 1.6 miles of the lake. As the old road switches to a single track, the trail is moderate and is easy for hiking and Mt Biking. Of course, there are sections of the trail that Mt Bikes might have to walk, but they are few. The last 1.6 miles of the trail are steeper and rough in places. Once at the Fault Lake, head north up the fault, for which the lake is named, and look for lunch spot with a view. Huckleberries abound around the lake.
This trail is a section of the Idaho Centennial Trail that roughly skirts the eastern boarder.
From the SW above the lake, a fault is obvious, and it's where Fault Lake gets its name.
DIRECTIONS:
From Sandpoint, drive north on 95 10.5 miles to Samuel. There is a gas mart just after the signs to the Pack River Road #231. Drive 12 miles to a junction with FR #293, and bear left (west). At a switchback take a secondary road straight ahead to the trailhead.
OPTION #1:
From Fault lake, head north up past several rock bands to a gully that leads to the ridge between Hunt Peak and Gunsight Peaks.
From here you can head north to Gunsight Peak, or south to Hunt Peak.
From here you can head north to Gunsight Peak, or south to Hunt Peak.
HAZARDS:
To the lake, the trail is pretty long. Above the lake, the route is pure scrambling FUN.
There is a stream crossing down low at the start of the hike. In spring and early summer be cognizant of the weather and any pending thunderstorms. If it starts raining on the snow while you are on the other side of the creek you may not make it back to your truck until the water level drops again.
There is a stream crossing down low at the start of the hike. In spring and early summer be cognizant of the weather and any pending thunderstorms. If it starts raining on the snow while you are on the other side of the creek you may not make it back to your truck until the water level drops again.
COOL THINGS CLOSE BY:
Beehive Lake, Harrison Lake & Peak, the Pack River, Sandpoint, and the Selkirk Crest.
R & P:
Jalapeños, Mr. Sub, Burger Express, in Sandpoint
PLAN YOUR TRIP:
PHOTO GALLERY
THE HUCKLEBERRIES WERE GREAT ALONG TRAIL #59 BELOW THE LAKE
LOWER SECTION OF THE SELKIRK CREST, SOUTH OF HUNT PEAK
ALONG THE TRAIL TO FAULT LAKE
EVEN A TRICKLE OF FALLING WATER , MAKES A HIKE MORE ENJOYABLE
DOES ANYONE SEE THE ALLIGATOR IN THIS IMAGE?
ALWAYS FIND THE BEST SPOT FOR LUNCH & A NAP
THE FALL COLORS AROUND FAULT LAKE
FAULT LAKE FROM HIGH IN THE FAULT
