On the far right the PCT heads off toward Canada, crossing the Cecilville-Callahan Road and climbing into the Russian Wilderness. After a short descent from the trailhead, there is an immediate junction of four trails. The Carter Meadow Summit Trailhead is one of the more complicated trailheads in the Trinity Alps. Scott Mountains from the Hidden lake Trail. After the heavy exertion climbing up to the South Forks, an idle afternoon watching the sun light up Hidden Lake’s southern cliff is a perfect end to a wonderful day spent in the Trinity Alps. However, given Hidden Lake’s remote location, it may best be appreciated in the afternoon, after a morning spent hiking into the South Fork Lakes, a trip that departs from the same trailhead as the route to Hidden Lake. Indeed, even though the lake and the trail are both diminutive compared to the mighty giants in the interior of the Trinity Alps, they are a compact example of what many of the great trails in the Trinities have to offer: superb vistas, clear alpine lakes and awesome, craggy cliffs. Though not particularly deep and only consisting of three acres, the lake still boasts an impressive cliff at its southern end. The diminutive lake is located on the divide between the Salmon and Scott Rivers. Hidden Lake, though small, is the headwaters of the East Fork of the South Fork of the Salmon River. Only a mile long and gaining only 500 feet, it is a quick trip into a small but very scenic lake located in the remote, northeast corner of the Trinity Alps. One of two hikes beginning at the same trailhead, the Hidden Lake Trail is probably the easiest trail in the Trinity Alps.
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