A short steep hike into some spectacular mountain lakes in the alpine.
Another 1/2 hour past the lake will take you to a couple of summits with endless Monashee views. The trail to Twin Lakes is very clearly marked and obvious.
The elevation gain is 462m from the parking lot (picnic table, outhouse, and bugs) to Twin Lakes. The parking lot sits at 1800m so about half of the hike is in alpine and sub alpine terrain. We went in Aug of 2011 and caught some nice wild flowers but apparently everything was a month behind because of the La Nina winter/spring.
Energy permitting you should definitely try to ascend to the saddle of Twin Lakes and gain an amazing view of a huge lake network to the east which also has great camping possibilities. It's a little messy descending to this lake network but certainly worth it if you can do it. There's no trail that we found.
No amenities will be found at Twin Lakes other than what we saw in the parking lot. Plenty of fast moving streams are to be found (at least in Aug) once you pass Twin Lakes and move towards summits or other lakes but not many water options from the parking lot to Twin Lakes.
Directions:
Start at Cherryville
Get on Hwy6 and drive NW
Turn Right on N Fork Rd (almost immediately)
Turn Left on N Fork Rd after 7km
Turn Right on 'Road' after 17.1km
Keep Right on 'Road' after 1.7km
Arrive at parking lot after 7.3km
Total 33.2km.
This may sound very general but the correct route choice was either obvious or clearly signed. Probably about 45 minutes total.
