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Up The Hard Way LbNA #76319

Owner:Baby Bear
Plant date:Sep 24, 2022
Location: Upper Cramer Lake
City:Stanley
County:Custer
State:Idaho
Boxes:1
Found by: Not yet found!
Last found:N/A
Last edited:Sep 29, 2022
Difficulty: Moderate
Distance to Letterbox: 15 Miles RT

Great hike after boat ride up Redfish lake. Get to see 3 Cramer Lakes, each better than the one before.

Directions:
From Stanley, go south on Hwy 75 for about 4 miles, then turn right on road to Redfish Lodge. Follow signs all the way to lodge. Park near lodge.

To the Letterbox
Get to Boat pier, and pay for round trip to Redfish Inlet (plan your day so you can finish hike at return times (3, 5 or 7pm). Take boat to Inlet, then follow signs for Trial. At kiosk, complete permit, then begin hike to Alpine/Cramer Lakes. After 3 miles you will hit junction for Alice Lake. Stay straight and soon you will need to cross the creek (we did a little up stream on rocks). Back on trail, continue up hillside, then level trail to first lake on right. Go on to the second lake, which has a great waterfall at lake level. Continue on to the 3rf lake. Once you can see the lake, come downhill on trail until even with lake starting. See huge dead log going along right edge of trail (5 feet away). At beginning of that log, turn back to lake and go off trail up the hill to the biggest pine tree 25 yards away. Box at back base under rocks.


Hike length: 8+ miles