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Idaho Centennial Trail day 38: From right after McCormick Creek to the Fish Pond at the East Shore Road (Priest Lake)

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Trail stats

Distance
30.69 mi
Elevation gain
3,996 ft
Technical difficulty
Moderate
Elevation loss
4,636 ft
Max elevation
6,485 ft
TrailRank 
52
Min elevation
2,625 ft
Trail type
One Way
Moving time
10 hours 25 minutes
Time
12 hours 54 minutes
Coordinates
8585
Uploaded
August 14, 2019
Recorded
August 2019
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near Priest Lake, Idaho (United States)

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Photo ofIdaho Centennial Trail day 38: From right after McCormick Creek to the Fish Pond at the East Shore Road (Priest Lake) Photo ofIdaho Centennial Trail day 38: From right after McCormick Creek to the Fish Pond at the East Shore Road (Priest Lake) Photo ofIdaho Centennial Trail day 38: From right after McCormick Creek to the Fish Pond at the East Shore Road (Priest Lake)

Itinerary description

This leg starts with a climb - first up to the beautiful Fault Lake on good trails, then there will be an easy bushwhack up to the pass. This part of the trail is stunningly beautiful with gorgeous views. From the pass you hike the boulder fields down to another beautiful lake - Hunt Lake. Having passed the boulder fields after Hunt Lake the trail takes you onto dirt roads down to the paved road that goes alongside Priest Lake. I chose to pitch my tent at the Fish Pond - not a good idea as lots of adolescents come out in their trucks to party Friday and Saturday nights (or maybe every night during the summer)

Waypoints

PictographPhoto Altitude 3,524 ft
Photo ofUp the valley along McCormick Cr

Up the valley along McCormick Cr

PictographRiver Altitude 4,360 ft

Stream- watersource

PictographRiver Altitude 4,475 ft
Photo ofGunsight Creek

Gunsight Creek

PictographRiver Altitude 4,829 ft

Creek- watersource

PictographPhoto Altitude 5,115 ft
Photo ofPhoto

Photo

PictographRiver Altitude 5,702 ft

Tiny creek- watersource

PictographLake Altitude 5,955 ft
Photo ofFault Lake Photo ofFault Lake

Fault Lake

PictographPhoto Altitude 5,981 ft
Photo ofPhoto

Photo

PictographCampsite Altitude 5,968 ft

Good flat spot for couple of tents

PictographCampsite Altitude 6,417 ft

Flat spot; good for 2-3 tents

PictographPanorama Altitude 6,549 ft
Photo ofView from the Pass Photo ofView from the Pass

View from the Pass

PictographPhoto Altitude 6,539 ft
Photo ofView down to Hunt Lake

View down to Hunt Lake

PictographRiver Altitude 6,273 ft

Tiny stream- watersource

PictographCampsite Altitude 5,833 ft
Photo ofNice campsite by the lake - 1 tent

Nice campsite by the lake - 1 tent

PictographPhoto Altitude 5,774 ft
Photo ofPhoto

Photo

PictographCampsite Altitude 5,774 ft

Good campsite 2-3 tents

PictographRiver Altitude 5,174 ft

Creek - watersource

PictographRiver Altitude 3,868 ft

Tiny creek - watersource

PictographPhoto Altitude 3,091 ft
Photo ofView to Priest Lake

View to Priest Lake

PictographCampsite Altitude 2,769 ft

Good campsite - several tents

PictographRiver Altitude 2,569 ft

Creek - watersource

PictographRiver Altitude 2,552 ft

Creek - watersource

PictographCampsite Altitude 2,520 ft

Indian Creek CG to the left

PictographRiver Altitude 2,582 ft

Indian Creek

PictographRiver Altitude 2,507 ft

Tiny stream- watersource

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