Lakewest Nordic Trail

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Lakewest Nordic Trail starts on the south side of the highway, the skier follows the Lakewest trail for 4.0 miles to the Taylor Caine snow shelter. This trail is a combined use trail and is periodically groomed for snowmobiles. The skier follows the same route back to sno-park to complete the trip. The Lakewest trail follows the old Diamond Lake Highway. The road maintains a character with ups and downs and lots of turns along the way. You will start out in a stand of lodgepole trees that seem to thicken as you go. Right before you reach Lakewest, you will cross the Upper Rogue River just a short distance from its origin at Boundary Springs within Crater Lake National Park. At Lakewest you will find the Taylor Caine shelter built by the Grants Pass Nordic Club honoring a long time member. The shelter has a stove to warm up by prior to your return trip. Please be considerate of others in use of this shelter, once it is gone, there may never be another. This trail is 8 miles long and is considered to be easy to difficult.