Trail Locations

Follow Ribbon Creek trail for approximately 3.5 km to turnoff to Memorial Lakes. From there it is ~4.5 km to 2nd lake. There is a nice new trail since the 2013 floods that crosses the North Fork of Ribbon Creek via a bridge and back again before the 1st lake. Daffern V1 – 26

Follow Ribbon Creek trail for approximately 3.5 km to turnoff to Memorial Lakes. There is a nice new trail since the 2013 floods that crosses the North Fork of Ribbon Creek via a bridge and back again before the 1st lake. From turnoff from Ribbon Creek trail, it is ~4.5 km to 2nd lake; .6km to 3rd lake where Memorial … Read More

Braggin’ Rights to Merlin View loop, Reconnect to Long Distance  

Nice forest trail, then steeper ascent on open hillside to top of butte. Go up clockwise. Can return on other side of butte and down into the valley, but this is often very muddy. Mesa Butte is sometimes referred to as Square Butte. Daffern V4 – 64

The distance shown assumes going down the ‘shortcut’ trail to the Plain of 6 Glaciers trail; you can go to the end of Highline Trail which intersects with the Plain of 6 Glaciers trail adding about 1.5km to the distance.

Daffern Vol 5 4th Edition #31

Daffern Vol 5 4th Edition #31

V3-66, 66A, 66B, 66C

Start at Moose Meadows parking to Johnston Canyon Trail. Turn left (up) to Ink Pots and beyond about 2.2km to Larry’s Camp. Return via Johnston Canyon to Johnston Canyon trailhead.

Daffern Vol 2 – #17

8km, 480m

Daffern Vol. 1 #28  Steep.  

1000 m elevation gain; spectacular views

Significant elevation gain in short distance; V3-69

~1000 m elevation gain; spectacular views