The Alice Toxaway Loop, Sawtooth Range, Idaho

The Alice Toxaway Loop is a 22 mile loop in the Sawtooths, which includes Toxaway, Alice, and Farley Lakes. The hike starts at Petit Lake, and you can go clockwise or counter clockwise around the loop. This description is a counterclockwise trip. Best done as a 3-4 day hike, it can be done as a hard day hike also.

Shown above is the Fujino family heading toward Toxaway Lake. Starting at Petit Lk Tin Cup Trailhead, the first task is getting over an 800’ moraine, past Farley Lk, and to a water fall below Toxaway Lake. The water fall is a great camp site, so keep you eyes open for it. Its about 6 miles from Petit Lake to the waterfall below Toxaway Lk. It is 7.5 miles from Petit to Toxaway, so this waterfall must be at about 5 miles.

Its about another 2 miles to Toxaway Lake, below, which seems like a big lake.

From Toxaway, you head up toward SnowySide Pass, with an elevation gain of 1200’ and about 2 miles distance. The pass offers incredible views. Shown below is looking back toward Toxaway Lake (not visible).

From the top of Snowwide Pass, you drop down to Twin Lakes (above), and in about 4 miles you are at Alice Lake (below)