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Bench Lakes

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Sawtooth National Recreation Area

Bench Lakes

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Bench Lakes

Name: Bench Lakes
Rating: 2

Recommended by 1 hikers

This Highlight is in a protected area

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Sawtooth Wilderness

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Location: Sawtooth National Recreation Area, Custer County, Idaho, United States

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1. Bench Lakes Trail via Redfish Creek-Baron Creek Trail – Sawtooth National Forest

14.7km

04:28

370m

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

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2. Bench Lakes Trail – Sawtooth National Forest

13.0km

04:04

380m

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

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3. Bench Lakes — Redfish Lake Trailhead — Sawtooth Wilderness Area

17.4km

05:40

630m

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

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Caro "Bandit"

January 15, 2023

Bench Lakes is a popular destination around the Redfish Lake area. It consists of a chain of five small alpine glacial lakes. You can hike here from the northern end of Redfish Lake above the lake shore or even shorten the hike if you take the ferry to the southern end of Redfish Lake.

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Elevation 2,370 m

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Location: Sawtooth National Recreation Area, Custer County, Idaho, United States

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1. Bench Lakes Trail via Redfish Creek-Baron Creek Trail – Sawtooth National Forest

2. Bench Lakes Trail – Sawtooth National Forest

3. Bench Lakes — Redfish Lake Trailhead — Sawtooth Wilderness Area

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