Summer & trails · Island Lake
Fir Trail
3 km loop · A walk through the upper valley’s old-growth forest.
Begin below Bear Lodge and follow the signs beyond the lake. The Fir Trail takes you through the old-growth forest of the upper Cedar Valley.
- Route type: Loop
- Distance: 3 km loop
- Estimated time: 1–1.5 hours
- Elevation gain: 15 m
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The published trail guide is a planning reference. Allow for your group’s pace, changing weather and seasonal access. Difficult alpine routes require navigation skills and preparation.
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Trail guide
See the Fir Trail route in 3D.
The Fir Trail picks up where the lake walk leaves off and loops through the old-growth forest of the upper Cedar Valley. It is an easy ninety minutes under some of the oldest trees on the property, with massive cedars overhead and viewpoints opening at several points along the way. Parts of the path are rooty but the trail is in good shape, and it works well after lunch or as a gentle introduction on your first day. Birders and trail runners use it too, and families with kids handle it comfortably.
Elevation profile
- Mapped distance
- 2.8 km
- Climbing
- 78 m
- High point
- 1,370 m
Profile sampled from open elevation data along the mapped route; treat distances and climbing as approximate. Distances and times in the trail guide above are the published figures.
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