We try to hike the Barnes Lake Trails twice a year, and in 2016 we returned in November to do the routes again.   We started at the Gardiner Road trailhead and hiked up Trail #1, then continued to take left turns around the outside loop of the area, returning back into the grasslands on the west side, finishing at Barnharvale Road where we had parked.

Information on the trail system can be found at these links:

• How to get there, trailheads, trails, and a map – Barnes Lake Trails
• Article – Barnes Lake Trails from the Back Gate

We will return to hike the Barnes Lake Trails in the winter of 2017.