Gear up for your next adventure:

🗺️Scratch-off Peak Maps - Track your progress climbing Munros or Wainwrights

🧤Thermal Touchscreen Gloves - Stay warm while operating your GPS or smartphone camera

🧣Neck Gaiters - Protects against wind and sun on exposed ridges and peaks

🎒Backpack Rain Covers - Universal waterproof covers to protect your gear from downpours

🛌Insulated Sleeping Mats - Crucial thermal protection when sleeping on cold, uneven ground

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Bench Lakes Trail via Redfish Creek Baron Creek Trail in Sawtooth Wilderness trails

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Bench Lakes Trail via Redfish Creek-Baron Creek Trail in Sawtooth Wilderness

United States > Idaho > Custer County

The Bench Lakes Trail offers a captivating hiking experience marked by stunning mountain vistas and crystal-clear alpine lakes. As you ascend, you’ll traverse lush forests and open meadows, all while keeping an eye out for local wildlife, such as deer and elk, and on the Redfish Lake below. A few challenging…

Distance: 8.4 mi • Elevation gain: 395 m • Maximum elevation: 2,369 m