2.3 mi of trail, end to end · about 1,800 ft of climbing · 2,394 ft–4,126 ft · native material surface · trail No. 274 · trail class 3 · typical grade 12-20% · tread 18-24 inches wide
TrailheadTrailhead: Blue Lake Hiker 2,378 ft Drive there
Trailhead: Blue Lake Hiker the Forest Service's write-up
No fee
Provides access to : Blue Lake Hiker Trail #274
The challenging trail climbs steeply in some areas, with rock steps built in to make the climb easier. There are two foot bridges crossing the creek before the trail ends at Blue Lake.
Alert : The access road to this trailhead is steep and narrow.
Restrictions This trail is open to hiker use only and is closed to all other uses.
The lines are the US Forest Service's National Forest System trails layer (public domain), read 2026-10-16 and simplified for the map; the length is the line's, end to end, and the class, surface, grade and tread width are the forest's own entries where it publishes them - a forest that publishes the centreline alone has none. The trailheads and the points along the way are the Service's recreation points, and the write-ups its own recarea text, unedited. Heights come from USGS 3DEP through Terrain Tiles on AWS (Mapzen/Tilezen), read along each line and rounded; a short trail on steep ground can be off by a few tens of feet. Closures change: check the forest's own site before you go.
