Length: 10.6 km
Elevation: 131 m
Time: 4 hours 5 minutes
Top of the World and High Lake Loop
This is a nice hike that starts and ends near Falcon Trails Resort. The hike starts with a nice climb to stretch your legs then settles in for a pretty trip. About 1.5 km in you get to the 'Top of the World' which has a nice view looking north over Falcon lake as you stand at the top of a cliff face.
Around the halfway point in the hike, you start walking on some access roads for the cabins that are in the area. The roads are dirt tracks that didn't have too many ruts or much mud on them, making them easy to travel over. We ended up finding a spot down between some cabins on High Lake to sit and have lunch at before moving on again.
On the way back we noticed a couple of large eagles circling overhead. We walked under them and enjoyed their company for 15 or 20 minutes before they flew off. We also saw a couple of wood peckers, and a bunch of other pretty colorful birds I don't know the name of.
Unfortunately, the last 1.5 km is a bit of a road walk back to the parking lot, but there wasn't much traffic at the time and the road is wide enough for two vehicles and some people on it. Just be careful and make sure people see you.
This hike was a pretty fun way to spend an afternoon and this trail can be hiked as soon as the weather starts to warm up and the snow begins to melt. This makes it a pretty nice start of the season hike when a lot of other more challenging trails would still be too snow or water covered to tackle.
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