Going in September to do the Rae Lakes Loop from Roads End. Anyone have experience doing this loop with hammock?
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Going in September to do the Rae Lakes Loop from Roads End. Anyone have experience doing this loop with hammock?
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Are you going after the quota season? I managed to snag a permit for the weekend after labor day. Starting at the same place, but we are starting from Bubb's creek. I'm planning on tenting though, but brining a netless "just in case" , I will just use my pad in the hammock if I can hang.
We will be starting a couple of days after you. We are coming from the mountains of eastern Tennessee where I hammock exclusively, but do a trip or two out west every year and usually bring the tent for those trips. But have been curious whether Rae Lakes was suitable for my hammock.
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I hiked to the Rae Lakes from Onion Valley (east side) a couple years ago. I had a tent, but was looking for hanging locations. There are definitely places to hang near the Rae Lakes, also near Charlotte Lake. I'm not sure about the rest of the loop, but I suspect you could make it work. Bring long straps, the trees are huge out there
If you have time, you should check out Kearsarge Lakes, very scenic.
Thanks for the info. Very helpful. Had not thought about longer straps, but sounds like a necessity out there. And I actually have an additional permit for the loop via Kearsarge in mid-August. Probably will not get used unless something changes in the next few weeks.
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I did the loop a couple of years ago and another trip through Rae Lakes proper last year, both with my Ridgerunner, plenty of options. Rae Lakes themselves may be the most limited, but there's still plenty of options. Right down on the lakes can be a little limited depending on who's already set up where. Vidette Meadow, Junction Meadow, Sphinx Crossing, Middle Paradise, Upper Paradise, Woods Creek all have many good options, especially if you walk off the trail a minute or two and avoid the overused areas where everyone else is at.
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