{"id":37566,"date":"2025-08-15T12:18:11","date_gmt":"2025-08-15T12:18:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/goatbells.blog\/?p=37566"},"modified":"2025-08-15T12:18:18","modified_gmt":"2025-08-15T12:18:18","slug":"pct-bobby-charlton-lakes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/goatbells.blog\/?p=37566","title":{"rendered":"PCT Bobby & Charlton Lakes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

After Wednesday’s Salsa ride past Brownsville<\/a>, Thursday’s day hike was part of the original backpacking plan: PCT from Bobby Lake to Charlton Lake and back with a short detour up the north Twin. With most of the PCT hikers at Cascade Locks for PCT days, the woods were fairly quiet – only 1 pair of PCTers with the rest being younger solo hikers. Bobby Lake is an easy TH to reach PCT north of Willamette Pass – <2 miles TH to PCT and Bobby Lake is just past the junction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Oddly, but not surprising for OR weather, after Wednesday’s Red Flag Warning, it rained \/ misted on the drive to TH as I drove thru fog. There was NO rain on trail, however.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Route<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Started at 5:30 from Bobby Lake TH off Waldo Lake Rd with headlamp on; there were 3 other cars in the parking lot. About 3\/4 to Bobby, I met a PCT hiker with red lamp headlamp heading to Waldo Lake for the day. After a short time at Bobby Lake for photos before sunrise, it was NOBO on PCT to Twins junction. Up the north Twin for more photos as the fog came and went. Back down same way to PCT and then fast to Charlton Lake for lunch. The return was PCT SOBO as fast as my legs would go.<\/p>