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Upper Vanity Lakes
ModerateOut and Back

Upper Vanity Lakes

Stanley, Idaho

2.1 mi

Distance

587 ft

Elev. Gain

56m

Est. Time

Out & Back

Route Type

Moderate

Difficulty

About This Trail

Imported description
The upper four of the Vanity Lakes are paraphrased. A short but marked hike to four small lakes in the wilderness. A small trail runs from the top of Vanity Pass to the east. You will reach a meadow with a stream bed after a short distance. Staying up hill is how you can reach the first lake. You have to bring your woods navigation skills after crossing the meadow. Continue following the stream until you reach the fourth lake. There are animals in the meadow on the way in.

Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

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Elevation Profile

Min:2,382 ft
Max:2,524 ft
179 ft
179 ft
2,382 ft2,429 ft2,477 ft2,524 ft0.0 mi0.5 mi1.0 mi1.5 mi2.1 mi

Trail Details

Route Type
Out & Back
Surface
Dirt

Official sources & verification

Managed by United States Forest Service

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Path geometry came from our pre-launch legacy database. Routes have not yet been re-verified against the operator and may differ from the actual trail.

Hunt context

This trail crosses hunting units

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