>>2804719The trail is perfect for first time backpackers because you can choose to split it into 3 days and then you don't have to gain any elevation while carrying a pack.
With this strategy, you hike your packs over 2.5mi of fIat ground and camp, then hike up to the lake and back on day 2 without any gear, and then hike out on flat ground day 3. I have successfully taken friends on this trail who were in no kind of physical shape and we didn't even start hiking until 6pm.
Here's a trail map, but keep in mind you are not going to the second lake, just the first one. My grandfather helped to build this trail as a teen in the 1940s and it's always been a favorite of mine.
