| Caribou Ridge Trail 79 Route |
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| Caribou Ridge Trail 79   | 
| Page Type: Route Location: Idaho, United States, North America Lat/Lon: 47.59400°N / 116.68°W Route Type: Hike Time Required: Half a day Difficulty: Walk-up
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| Page By: dluders Created/Edited: Apr 28, 2005 / Apr 28, 2005 Object ID: 164860 Hits: 726 Loading... Page Score: 86.09% - 3 Votes Loading... Vote: Log in to vote |
Approach
Park at the west end of the Beauty Creek Campground, and head south to the trailhead.
Route Description
After many switchbacks up the steep hill south of the Beauty Creek Campground, the trail flattens and heads west. You can peer down several hundred feet at your starting point. There's a distant view of Lake Coeur d'Alene through the fir forest before the trail heads southwestward.
From here upwards, the trail is quite easy and you can make good time. About 4 miles up, a dirt road crosses the trail; use it to help out-of-shape people get closer to the summit campsite.
There's no view from the summit, but there's a nice campsite clearing. Motorists and mountain bikers can gain access from the logging roads coming up from the southwest.
Essential Gear
A raincoat will ward off the gentle mountain showers that may pop up.
Miscellaneous Info
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