Trail around Red Lake is rough – but the rest isn’t too bad

Hiked the full length of the Red Lake trail from the west end (off the 46-380 spur road). The beginning of the trail had obviously had quite a bit of work done on it after the fires. Most of the trail up to Red Lake was not too bad, even though it all burned pretty hot in there. Once on top near Red Lake, the trail is pretty rough for a bit. The tread is difficult to follow in places. The good news is those places are usually short and you can find the tread again. I would suggest you take a track of this trail if you want to hike it to help you stay on track if you miss a turn or something.

Parts of the trail did not burn, which surprised me. A few of the lakes are either not burned at all or only partially burned. The campsites at Averill Lake are mostly intact.