Red Lake Trail Elevation Profile – East to West
Note: This trail has had significant damage from the Lionsheaad fire.
This trail is well described in the USFS Info Sheet above. Pay close attention at the powerlines. Otherwise smooth sailing. Sure footedness required. Rocky from Sheep Lake to the PCT. A little brushy in places. This was an earlier route of the Skyline Trail.
RED LAKE REPOSE
According to McArthur & McArthur’s Oregon Geographic Names, Averill Lake is named after Edgar(Ed) F. Averill, a “State Fish Protector for many years in the 1920s.” – Oregon Hikers page about Averill Lake: https://www.oregonhikers.org/field_guide/Averill_Lake