Dogs and horses are also able to use this trail.
Trinity alps bear bason granite lake loop.
We hadn t planned to go to bear basin.
Roughly a year before a very close friend of mine passed away in my arms while i tried to save their life.
Last summer i took a three day backpacking trip through the trinity alps.
With the day hike from granite lake that we did last year we completed the loop around seven up peak.
Bear basin granite lake loop closed is a 14 2 mile heavily trafficked loop trail located near trinity center california that features a lake and is rated as difficult.
Bear basin trinity alps trip july 14 16 2013.
The four lakes loop in the trinity alps wilderness is mile for mile one of the best hikes in the trinity alps.
The four lakes loop is a 20 mile out and back backpacking trip from the long canyon trailhead in the trinity alps wilderness area a 5 7 mile one way hike gets you to the four lakes loop trail which is a 6 mile loop connecting four alpine lakes within a beautiful area of the trinity alps.
We day hiked to seven up pass.
This trip is half of the bear basin granite lake loop in the trinity alps.
Bear basin to summit lake.
Warning day 2 is probably the most strenuous day of the hike.
The trail offers a number of activity options and is best used from june until october.
6 000 feet with a starting elevation of 3 760 feet and a peak elevation of 7 760 feet.
The trail is primarily used for hiking camping horses and backpacking and is best used from june until september.