English Peak – Marble Mountain Wilderness

Recommended Route: North Fork Trail from Mulebridge Campground, up the North Fork of the Salmon River.
- Trail is recommended for mid to late summer due to high flows at creek crossings.
- The Garden Gulch and Little North Fork Trails are not recommended.
Season: June – October
Moderate to Difficult Trail
Camping: Idlewild or Mulebridge Campgrounds on North Fork Salmon River

From the Mulebridge Trailhead going up the North Fork Salmon River:

13 miles to Hancock Lake
@ ? miles in, Right Hand Fork trail
@ 8.5 miles in, Lake of the Island Trail
- 2 miles each way to Lake of the Island, river crossing, 4,200 feet elevation
- Lake of The Island: 13 acres, 25 feet deep, 5,600 feet elevation, brook and rainbow trout
@ 10.5 miles, Abbott Lake Trail, 2 river crossings past Lake of the Island Trail
- 1 mile each way climb to lake, river crossing, 4,800 feet elevation
- Abbott Lake: 8 acres, 20 feet deep, 5,700 feet elevation, brook trout
@ 10.5 miles Big Meadows/Big Gulch Trail to Wild Lake, Lake Ethel, Lake Katherine, Horse Range Lake, Wooley Creek
- 4 miles each way to Wild Lake
- Wild Lake:
@ ? miles, English Lake and Upper English Lake
@ miles in, Diamond Lake, Hancock Lake and Little Hancock Lake
@ miles in, English Peak Lookout
@ miles in, Tom Taylor Cabin
@ miles in, turn to Pine Lake
@ ? miles in, Hamilton Camp
@ miles in, turn off to Clear Lake

To reach Wild Lake directly is 14.5 miles from the Mulebridge Trailhead, not including side visits to Lake Ethel and Lake Katherine:

Exiting Wooley Creek Trail #5832 = 19 miles from junction with Big Meadows Trail from Wild Lake, to the Wooley Creek Trailhead
Exiting Marble Rim
- Big Elk Lake is 7.3 miles from Lover’s Camp Trailhead
Exiting Garden Gulch or Little North Fork Trail – not recommended

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