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Hike Highlight: Chicago Lakes via Echo Lake

When it comes to outdoor excursions, there are strolls…and there are hikes. The trek to Chicago Lakes is definitely a HIKE. Easily accessed via Hwy 103 (Mestaa’Ehehe Pass), the trailhead at Echo Lake is a beautiful 40 minute drive from Downtown (I measured from Muddy Buck, because who can hike without coffee first…?). Once you set out, you will quickly leave the tourists behind as they swarm the flat trails around Echo Lake (which can be easily done with a stroller). But wave civilization behind, because you are about to drop all the way down to the bottom of the valley carved by Chicago Creek.

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