Odessa Lake
Trailhead: Fern Lake
Distance: 4.8 mi
Elevation Change: 1,870'
Trailhead: Bear Lake
Distance: 3.9 mi
Elevation Change: 570' (net)
Two routes available for Odessa Lake. From Bear Lake, take the Flattop Mtn trail until the Odessa Lake junction. After passing by Two Rivers Lake and Lake Helene, the trail makes a right turn and traverses the flank of Joe Mills Mtn. Make a u-turn on the Odessa Lake spur trail.
Or take the Fern Lake trailhead to Fern Lake. From there, the trail ascends through a pile of boulders and back into the trees, climbing steadily. Take the Odessa Lake spur trail.