キャビネットマウンテンズでの周辺の簡単なハイキングとウォーキング

Gamlin Lake Trail system offers three miles of gentle and easy trail through a forest overstory, providing foot access to Gamlin Lake. The trail is closed to motorized use and equestrians. The trail can also be used for cross-country skiing during the winter, but is not groomed. Moose, osprey and r fish species such as bass, perch, and crappie flourish in Gamlin Lake’s unique and special wetland habitat.

Clifty Mountain is a 6,709 foot tall mountain near Bonners Ferry. The peak provides panoramic views of the surrounding alpine forests and is an easy 2 mile walk from the trailhead.

A lookout hut sits atop 6,962-foot Mount McGuire. Though this lookout building is not on stilts, it still provides good views of the surrounding mountains and valleys.

The Forest Service road ends here. Leave your car and proceed on foot. Road conditions vary by location and weather. It is possible you'll need a high-clearance vehicle or four-wheel drive to make it this far.

Depending on the time of year you visit, there may be a gate blocking vehicles from proceeding farther up the road. Either way, park here and complete the next 1.5 miles to the summit and lookout tower on foot.

Swede Mountain's 4,295-foot summit is home to the Swede Mountain fire tower, which is manned from the beginning of July to the end of September. This schedule varies. There are excellent views of Libby, the Kootenai River Valley, and the Cabinet Mountains.

As you reach the summit, you will find what used to be a lookout station, now ruins. Interesting how nature takes over and returns everything to balance. Whatever view of the surrounding area there was has disappeared as the trees have grown enough to block your line of sight, but it's still interesting to explore.

A short downhill detour from the trail to the old Flower Point lookout station, The marshy lake is very pleasing. Its seems to be a haven for various wild animals; in the right season you could possibly spot a moose. spend a moment to watch in silence as nature flows... if the bugs don't bother you too much!