East Mountain Way Trail

Summary

The East Mountain Way Trail offers views of Round Valley and Long Valley, passes through forests and meadows, and ends near East Mountain Lookout. For most of its length, the trail overlaps a ridge, but occasionally descends to the ridge's west side. Recreationists should pack extra water as there is none available along the trail. Sections of Forest Service (FS) Road 417F (East Mountain Lookout Road) which accesses the north trailhead is steep and eroded. A high-clearance vehicle is recommended. The unsigned trailhead begins in a prominent saddle on FS Road 417B as a stock driveway and heads northeast. Shortly, it steeply ascends, and then descends a ridge. In a saddle where Round Valley can be seen to the west, the stock driveway narrows to a trail. When it reaches a small hill with an aspen grove, the trail will be difficult to find as it heads east across a meadow. The trail continues northeast passing through a lodgepole pine forest and by granite boulders which provide a view of Herrick Reservoir. The b

{ Last know status: Unknown | Approximate size: Unknown Mile(s) | Last updated: September 03, 2016 }

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