Fehr Lake Trail

(Mirror Lake Hwy 150, small unpaved unmarked parking area on the east, just 100 yards south of the Moosehorn Campground on the west; Look for a trailhead sign immediately after turning off the hwy; when you spot it turn left into the parking area

0.8mi RT to Fehr Lake OR 3.4 mi RT to Fehr, Shepard, and Hoover lakes
1-3 hours
Easy, 472' elevation gain
No restroom at trailhead, closest is at Moosehorn campground
Late spring, summer, early fall
*goes downhill to the lakes, so save energy for the hike back
*need insect repellant
*starts SE across a wooden bridge; at 0.2 mi go right at the unmarked fork; cross 2 more bridges; go around Fehr Lake's eastern shore crossing a meadow; at 1mi there is a pond on the left; it's easy to lose the trail in the wooded stretch to Shepard but as long as you keep descending you should be fine; at 1.4 mi reach Shepard; at 1.7mi reach Hoover

The trailhead is a well-marked turnout past mile marker 30 on the Mirror Lake Highway. There is plenty of parking, but it’s pretty quiet, at least on weekdays.  We saw only one other group of hikers along the trail.

The hike is around .5 miles down to the lake (1 mile round trip), and it is mostly downhill. Be prepared to climb back up the hill on the way back. It’s not strenuous, but it’s not flat either.

 The lake is beautiful and still. We didn’t see any fishermen or signs of fishing. Of course, our boys undertook their favorite activity of throwing rocks. There are a lot of places to stand near the lake and look, (or throw rocks if you’re under 12). We decided to walk around the lake, and we found a path that had obviously been used before. It’s not a maintained trail, but you could see how to get around the lake.