Trinity Alps Big Loop

Starting and ending at Big Flat Trailhead

Add on a few days:

Weeklong Trinity Alps Trips

Parks Creek Trailhead to Seven Lakes Basin Spur Trail = 16.5 milesParks Creek Trailhead to PCT/Parks Creek Junction @ 2.8 miles – 6,860 ft
- - Note: Lower Deadfall Spur Trail to PCT junction = 1.5 miles
- PCT/Parks Creek Junction to Upper Deadfall Lake @ 3.0 miles – 7,220 ft
- Sisson Trail 6W06 saddle @ 5.2 miles – 7,410 ft
- Toad Lake Trail @ 8 miles – 7,310 ft
- Porcupine Spur Trail @ 8.3 miles – 7,160 ft
  - Porcupine Lake = 0.2 miles
- Gumboot Trail @ 13.7 miles – 6,510 ft
  - Gumboot Lake = 0.7 miles
- Upper Seven Lakes Basin Spur Trail @ 15.9 miles
  - Seven Lakes Basin Spur Trail 6W12 to Laken Helen = 0.6 miles

Lake Eleanor & Shimmy Lake – Easy 4.25 miles
- 1/2 mile to Lake Eleanor
- 3.75 miles to Shimmy Lake
Big and Little Boulder Lakes
Boulder Lakes
Union Creek to Union Lake
Slide Creek (First 2 miles)
East Fork New River (First 4 miles)
Pacific Crest Trail
Stoddard Lake from Highway 3
New River (First 3 miles)
Stuarts Fork
Tangle Blue Lake
North Fork Trinity River (First 10 miles form Hobo Gulch Trailhead)

East Weaver Lake – 1.5 miles
Big Lake & Little Boulder Lake – 2 miles
Long Gulch – 2 miles
Trail Gulch = 3.5 miles
Adams Lake – Steep 2.5 miles
Stoddard & McDonald – Moderate 3.5 miles
Tangle Blue Lake – 4 miles
Lake Eleanor & Shimmy Lake – Easy 4.25 miles
- 1/2 mile to Lake Eleanor
- 3.75 miles to Shimmy Lake
Granite Peak – Very steep 4.75 miles
- Panoramic views of Trinity Alps

Big Bear Lake – Moderate 5 miles
Long Gulch & Trail Gulch Loop – 6 miles
Sugar Pine Lake – Difficult 5.5 miles
- Good basecamp for Union, Foster, Conway and Lion Lakes
Canyon Creek Lakes – Moderate 7 miles
Horseshoe Lake – 9 miles
Caribou Lakes – 10 miles
Long Canyon & Bowerman Meadows – Steep
Union Lake – 6 miles
- Good basecamp for Landers, Foster, Parker Divide
Swift Creek to Landers, Ward and Horseshow Lakes –

Swift Creek to Granite Lake, 7-up Peak, Bear Basin, out Swift Creek (moderate 4-5 days)
Swift Creek to Parker Meadow, Mumford Meadow, Landers Lake, Union Creek Parker Creek, out Swift Creek (moderate 5-6 days)
East Fork New River to Poiny Creek, Mullane Coral, High Prairie, Limestone Ridge, Blue Ridge, out East Fork New River (moderate 5-6 days)
East Fork Coffee Creek to Stoddard Meadows, Doe Lake, Granite Lake, out North Fork Coffee Creek (moderate 5-6 days)
Long Canyon to Deer Lake, Four Lakes Trail, out Long Canyon (difficult 4-5 days)
Long Canyon to Four Lakes Trail, Deer Creek, Morris Meadows, out Stuart Fork (moderate to difficult 6-7 days, with 15 miles car shuttle)
New River to Slide Creek, Eagle Creek, Battle Creek, Old Denny, Slide Creek, out New River Trail (moderate to difficult 4-6 day hike)

Alpine & Smith Lakes – Trinity Alps Wilderness

Distance = ~22 miles
- Stuart Fork Trailhead to Alpine Lake = 8 miles one-way
- Stuart Fork Trailhead to Smith Lake – 10 miles one-way
- Stuart Fork Trailhead to Alpine Lake = 17.4 miles roundtrip
- Alpine Lake to Smith Lake = 4 miles roundtrip
- Smith Lake to Morris Lake = ? miles roundtrip
Season: Mid July – Late September
Recommended Route: Stuart Fork Trailhead to?
Difficult Trail – Steep Climb
Stuart Fork Trailhead
- Highway 3, Stuart Fork Arm of Trinity Lake
- 3.5 miles to Stuart Fork Trailhead
- Bridge Campground nearby
Cross Stuart Fork @ 5 miles in from Stuart Fork Trailhead – Dangerous in high water or after rain
2,600 foot climb from Oak Flat to Alpine Lake over 2.5 miles = 4 hours
- Last 2 miles are steep and exposed
- Water at 1.75 miles from Oak Flat where trail meets outlet
Alpine Lake (14 acres) – Brook Trout3 campsites at lower end of Alpine Lake. Fishing is better in Stuart Fork than Alpine Lake
Trail to Smith & Morris Lakes – 2 miles
- Easier to day-hike due to steep terrain and bushwhacking
  - 1/2 day for 2 miles with backpacking bag
- Trinity Alps Photo Blog – Smith and Morris Lakes
- Avoid during lightening storm
- Smith Lake @ 6,950 feet (24 acres) – Rainbow and Brook Trout
  - Camping on east shore, north of outlet crossing
    - Camping better up at Morris
- Morris Lake (? acres) – ? miles
  - Camping on west shore near inlet
There is an alternative route to Smith & Morris from Canyon Creek Trail or Morris Meadows