Fern Lake
Trailhead: Fern Lake
Distance: 3.8 mi
Elevation Change: 1,390'
The Fern Lake trail starts off very gently, gaining only 150' in the first 1.7 miles to the Pool. From the Pool to Fern Falls is another nine tenths of a mile gaining only another 500'. The trail then climbs steadily through the forest. Just before the cresting a final rise, the trail junctions with the spur trail to Spruce Lake.
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Fern Falls before the East Troublesome fire
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Fern Lake
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Berry Nice
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Fern Turning
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Fern Lake Fire
Fern Lake fire area as seen from Bear Lake road in Moraine Park.
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Fern Lake Fire
Taken from the trail between Bear Lake and Odessa Lake, just east of Joe Mills Mtn.
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Rain Lashes Fern Lake
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Fire Damage Alongside Trail
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Landslide
Fire in 2012, then flood in 2013 combined to produce this landslide.
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Fern Falls after the East Troublesome fire
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Cabin Wreckage (East Troublesome fire)
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East Troublesome fire damage
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East Troublesome fire damage