Thorp Lake and Thorp Mountain Lookout

We drove to the Thorp Creek Trail Head off of French Cabin Road(FR 4308) and FR 4312. Our hike was 7.8 miles round trip with 2,480 ft of gain. WE only saw two other hikers on the trail today. Near the beginning of the trail, we crossed Thorp Creek.

2.4 miles from the trailhead is a 0.2 mile spur trail to Thorp Lake, we saw some fall color here.

wide angle view of Thorp Lake, Thorp Mountain to the right behind the lake.

After Thorp Lake the trail ascends steeply, we saw some bright red huckleberry bushes along here.

Looking up to the ridge we need to take up to Thorp Mountain.

View of Kaches Lake to the south

Thorp Lake below to the east

A distant Mount Stuart to the northeast

zoom of Mount Stuart

The lookout on Thorp Mountain

Cascade Peaks to the north from Thorp Mountain:

zoom photos of some of the peaks:

another view of Kaches Lake below:

Cascade peaks to the northwest

Dark clouds were gathering as we descended down the trail.

some of the wildflowers, fungi, fall color and berries we saw along the trail today: