Starting Point: Butte Lake Parking Lot
Distances: 4 miles, one way
Topography: Climb of 1,000 feet
Time: 5½ hours for the round trip
Features: Lake, forest, scenic views
[Illustration: Trail map]
The first 2 miles is trail No. 25, Butte Lake. From the Widow Lake trail
are scenic views of Cinder Cone, Lassen Peak, Prospect Peak, Mount
Harkness, and many other mountains of the vicinity. From the south end
of Butte Lake the trail climbs rapidly, about 1,000 feet in 2 miles.
From Widow Lake the trail continues south, past the Red Cinder Cone to
Jakey Lake (6 miles), and on to Juniper Lake (10 miles).