Trailhead: Rock Creek (Silverthorne) Mileage: 16 (round-trip) Elevation gain: 2,367 feet. Five Lakes Basin was the perfect tune up location and I'm glad I went in July 2021!. Like Saline Valley Hot Springs in Death Valley, Iva Bell Hot Springs in Mammoth, Sykes Hot Springs in Big Sur and Lake Penner in Tahoe National Forest. The trail is steep and exposed to direct sun so bring lots of water and a hat.Follow my blogs chronicling many of my backpacking adventures. You will pass more than 5, lovely (unnamed) lakes that are great for fishing and swimming. This is a short (4 miles round trip), steep hike that begins on private property and ends in the Granite Chief Wilderness. Along the way we crossed creeks and walked along fields of beautiful wildflowers. A mostly flat trail led us from nine lakes basin to little five lakes. This day looked and felt more like a rest day. Big Arroyo to Little Five Lakes (+ Big Five Lakes) 11.91 miles | 1,155 ft elevation gain.The destination, Sloan Lake, is a high alpine lake above treeline near the base of American Peak in the basin. The Handies Peak trail to Sloan Lake meanders through American Basin, one of the most scenic basins in the San Juan Mountains.
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