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HAISELDEAN LAKE

A short hike to a quiet subalpine lake with many surrounding ridges. Gold larches in the fall.

Difficulty: B1 moderate
Distance: round trip: 7 km
Elevation: +407 m
Time: 3 hours
Season: late June to early October

Drive. From Highway 3A near Balfour, go towards Nelson and turn onto Beggs Road
0.0 Beggs Road
1.4 km. Turns into Redfish Forest Service Road, crossing Laird Creek.
3.0 km. Fork right at the Redfish Research Area. As the road climbs, 4WD high clearance is recommended. Stay on the main road at all intersections.
|11.0 km. Fork right, ignoring the sign for Ross Lake.
11.1 km. Fork left, ignoring the signed Redfish FSR East. The road narrows and ascends rough switchbacks and 4WD high clearance is necessary.
15.2km. Head up to turn around and park in a pullout.

Trail. A wide ATV track ascends in the forest. The local trail is rough as it has some ATV use. Crossing a creek that you cross 3 more times.
2 km and 300m of elevation gain, crest the top of the ridge, Turn northeast joining a second ridge
2.5 km. A rocky bluff above Haiseldean Lake. Follow cairns on the bedrock and descend to the lake.
On the far side of Haiseldean, the trail continues towards the distant ridge. The Noakes Lakes are nearby.

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I would like to think of myself as a full time traveler. I have been retired since 2006 and in that time have traveled every winter for four to seven months. The months that I am "home", are often also spent on the road, hiking or kayaking. I hope to present a website that describes my travel along with my hiking and sea kayaking experiences.

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