TR: July 4th weekend - Lundy Lakes trail with kids
Posted: Tue Jul 16, 2013 11:55 am
I took my brother, his two girls (8 and 11 years old) and my wife on our annual Fourth of July backpacking trip. We went to East Lake last year and had a good time, but found it a little crowded, so we decided to try Lundy lakes Trail up to Oneida Lake.
The trail was an old jeep trail that probably serviced the old Lundy mine. As with most jeep trails, this one was pretty steep without any switchbacks. The trail was approx. 4 miles long with an elevation gain of 1800 feet so it wasn’t to bad.
Camping space was limited, but we found a spot for our tents on the east side of the lake.
Due to a good breeze, the mosquitoes were only about a 1 most of the time. There was a may fly hatch so the fishing was pretty good for some descent brookies and rainbows to 13 inches (most were around 10”). The following day we did a day hike to an unnamed lake about a mile up the canyon, and the fishing was nonstop for brookies around 8 to 10 ".
That night we cooked up some fish for the girls and hit the bags early.
The last day we were up early, and on our way out by 8:30. We hit the trail head around 11:00 and had lunch in mammoth with a stopover at the snow creek athletic center for a relaxing dip in the pool and jaccuzzi.
There was only one other couple camped at the lake, so it felt as if we had it all to ourselves. It’s a great little hike for a new or younger packer.
The trail was an old jeep trail that probably serviced the old Lundy mine. As with most jeep trails, this one was pretty steep without any switchbacks. The trail was approx. 4 miles long with an elevation gain of 1800 feet so it wasn’t to bad.
Camping space was limited, but we found a spot for our tents on the east side of the lake.
Due to a good breeze, the mosquitoes were only about a 1 most of the time. There was a may fly hatch so the fishing was pretty good for some descent brookies and rainbows to 13 inches (most were around 10”). The following day we did a day hike to an unnamed lake about a mile up the canyon, and the fishing was nonstop for brookies around 8 to 10 ".
That night we cooked up some fish for the girls and hit the bags early.
The last day we were up early, and on our way out by 8:30. We hit the trail head around 11:00 and had lunch in mammoth with a stopover at the snow creek athletic center for a relaxing dip in the pool and jaccuzzi.
There was only one other couple camped at the lake, so it felt as if we had it all to ourselves. It’s a great little hike for a new or younger packer.