BOTW Watchtower-pansy lake loop hike 1/26/2015

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Re: BOTW Watchtower-pansy lake loop hike 1/26/2015

Post by -Q- » January 29th, 2015, 5:08 pm

Yes, Bull of the Woods TH.
Thats the one I was thinking of.

Thats still open??
I thought the last time I drove up there (summer 2013) the road was decommissioned.

Great news if I am wrong.

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Re: BOTW Watchtower-pansy lake loop hike 1/26/2015

Post by greenjello85 » January 29th, 2015, 5:40 pm

Yep its still open. The Dickey creek trailhead wasnt decommissioned but it was moved back around a mile.

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Re: BOTW Watchtower-pansy lake loop hike 1/26/2015

Post by RobFromRedland » January 29th, 2015, 6:16 pm

Bull of the Woods trailhead is still open (not decommissioned). That allows for about a 3 mile hike to the lookout with only about 800' of elevation gain.

Dickey Creek Trailhead is still open, but they decommissioned the last part of the spur road (turned it into trail). Going that way to the lookout is a pretty long day trip. I think it is about 7 or 8 miles to Big Slide Lake and probably another mile or so up to the lookout.
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Re: BOTW Watchtower-pansy lake loop hike 1/26/2015

Post by -Q- » January 30th, 2015, 4:58 pm

Awesome, very happy to hear this.
I planned on using the Bull of the Woods TH as a starting point to hike to Twin Lakes some day.

So happy I was incorrect about the road being decommissioned
Why I thought it was is beyond me at this point :?

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Re: BOTW Watchtower-pansy lake loop hike 1/26/2015

Post by woodswalker » January 31st, 2015, 4:35 pm

Thanks for the report. I've been meaning to go there for years, but somehow never seem to get there when the snow is gone. I'm always spending my summer days at higher elevation. Oh such a long bucket list :D
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