Scout Trail to Bernard Peak

The following information is from the state parks trail map available at the trailhead: The Scout Trail is a part of the Farragut State Park trail system. It was created as a result of a private landowner generously permitting public access, on the trail across private land, for recreation. The owner will close the trail if abuse occurs. As long as users behave correctly, the trail will remain open! Camping along the trail on PRIVATE land is not permitted. No fires are permitted on the ground. Motorized vehicles are not permitted on the trail. Difficulty: not a beginner trail because of length and slope. To hike one way from Farragut to the top is 8 miles. For a 16 mile roundtrip hike a person needs to be in very good physical condition, and prepared. The trail is too steep and rocky in the lower area for bicycle riding - a bicycle would need to be pushed or carried on parts of the trail. Where the trail intersects with logging roads pink flagging was placed to guide you. The trail is very well signed for the first 2.5 miles. In the logged area (a blight on the timber industry) the aforementioned flagging is pretty scarce; just continue eastbound along the southern periphery of the logged area and you'll find the trail without too much problem. Don't take any of the southbound roads. Once past the logged area the trail is very well maintained and easy to follow. This summit does not offer the spectacular views that my other four Lake Pend Oreille summits offered but it is an outstanding hike nonetheless. The silence up here is deafening!