Day 4 - Rainbow Lake to Dewey Lake. Measure from here and take this gravel road and stay straight after 0.3 mile and pass by the boat launch. This day would be the most physically strenuous, hiking from Rainbow Lake (7770 ft) to Dewey Lake (9316 ft). Not totally unexpected since we were camped in what was essentially a basin surrounded on 3.5 sides by rock walls. That is hard to imagine in such a very large lake. Duration: A few days. The steep banks of the lake and forest opened out into a beautiful meadow filled with wildflowers. The trail from Fossil Lake to Rainbow Lake is about 10 miles. You will have to hike up Whirlpool Creek which drains into Rainbow Lake at its southwest edge. View both Metcaf and Spirit Peaks from camp. Below, Getting to the mouth of Whirlpool Creek just may be the hardest part because you will have to ford East Rosebud Creek (Impossible through June) and bushwhack around the south side of the lake through thick forest and marsh. Share Thread. We hung our food from the bears, pumped some fresh water and I built a fire to cook the fish to no fruition. The largest, most diverse fishery in the Beartooth Mountains, Beartooth Lake offers a good fishery. Stunning views along the drive in and out, as well. Over 300 lakes in the Beartooths contain a combination of self sustaining and stocked trout, including Yellowstone cutthroat trout, brook trout, rainbow trout, golden trout, arctic grayling, and variations of cutthroat/rainbow/golden trout hybrids. Approaching Rainbow Lake . Hiking and Fishing the Beartooths in 2016 . Our planned route would involve a 17-mile hike up to the Beartooth Plateau and then a 5-mile off-trail traverse over an 11,000-foot peak to our target lake. Yes, there are Rainbows in Rainbow Lake, lots of them as well as Cutthroats. The stream draining Z Lake, an easy rock hop prior to setting up camp, was now something I wouldn’t even think about crossing. I immediately tore off my shoes and socks and ran into the water with filter in hand. Where: Beartooth-Absoraka State Park Montana When: Aug 22-25, 2010 Who: Justin and Leonard Description: "The Beaten Path" 26 mile backpacking route from Cooke City to East Rosebud Lake near Red Lodge Montana. The first hike took us up the Timberline/Gertrude Lake Valley - it's close to town, beautiful, and has some decent fishing. Rainbow Lake (Mile 18) Elk Lake (Mile 22.5) East Rosebud Trailhead (Mile 26) General Logistics. The Montana Power Company does utilize the power of this large lake, and they do have a dam present, … You might be post-holing at the top until mid-July, which is fine if that’s your thing. At the start of our hike through the Beartooths, I was both awestruck by the gorgeous snowy peaks and sweaty from the hot sun. Midway between Lake at Falls and Echo Lake, the main trail doglegged south (45.12685 / -109.73491) over a wooden footbridge. Rainbow Lake. Where: Beartooth-Absoraka State Park Montana When: Aug 22-25, 2010 Who: Justin and Leonard Description: "The Beaten Path" 26 mile backpacking route from Cooke City to East Rosebud Lake near Red Lodge Montana. streams of the Beartooths. Trails There are over 700 miles of trails within the Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness alone. We had another 1/2 mile to hike around the lake before we reached the meadow at the north end of the lake, where campsites are available. View C's Recording. If you’re an angler, a photographer, and a peakbagger, you won’t be disappointed with Martin Lake, the exclamation point at the end of this 9-mile route through the High Lakes Region of the Beartooths. Jacy Head / alltrails.com. We scurried out of the tent, ate breakfast, packed up, and continued on. Posts: 374. It depends on the year, but the optimal time for this trail is late July through mid-September. The East Rosebud Trail is the premiere route through the Beartooths, running from Alpine to the Beartooth Highway just east of Cooke City. More than one lake at the top, give time to explore them all. Naturally, we all had to take the requisite aftermath photos of our camp and the hail surrounding our shelters. Less noise and more green. Total elevation gain of 7,620 feet. The grayling average 13 inches, the rainbow and cutthroat average 12 inches, and the brook trout average 11 inches. Once you pass Rimrock Lake, the trail steepens and takes you through a boulder-strewn canyon with soaring granite walls. By the time I arrived it was closing in on 3pm. Beartooths Jul 23, 2015 12:37:00 GMT -8 . Measure from here and take this gravel road and stay straight after 0.3 mile and pass by the boat launch. The fishing was disappointing. Previous Thread; Next Thread; Please make a selection first; new « Prev; 1; Next » panatomicx Trail Wise! Good timing as the storm hit quickly after, fairly standard for the Beartooths. Beartooths. Backpacking the Beartooths. I was eager to reach a lake and jump in it, giving myself a much needed bath. A few hours after sunrise, the rain finally stopped. At Beartooth Lake alone, Wyoming last year and again this year stocked about 2,750 rainbow and Yellowstone cutthroat trout — 5,500 total. The glacier is within the Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness, a part of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem.Grasshopper Glacier is approximately .20 miles (0.32 km) long and .25 mi (0.40 km) wide. We hiked this trail at the tail end of July and encountered just a few patches of slushy snow. It's a pretty easy hike, and before you know it, you're at Gertrude Lake. Aug 9, 2019 - Full Focus. If you are ready, then you have come to the right place. beartooths montana John Goering Member. 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