Difficulty: hard

Rating: 4.5/5

Duration: 3-5hr / 6-8km

Accessibility: suv

twin lakes (monashees)

Description:

Located outside of Cherryville, the drive to Twin Lakes is typical of logging roads. We recommend a SUV or other vehicle with high clearance. The hike starts with traveling up a gradual incline through a forested area. As you get further along the trail, you will find a small valley with an open clearing. This clearing is beautiful; we recommend taking a peek before heading to the peak.

The trail will finish at the lakes. If you're willing to soldier though, there are two nearby summits that are accessible with some mild scrambling (climbing using one's hands). This will add another 1-2 hours to the hike making it approximately a 5 hour round trip. The hike is possible as a day trip, but we strongly recommend planning to stay overnight. This will give you the full twin lakes experience. 

For our recommendations on gear for overnight trips, CLICK HERE.

 

**Note: When we first did this hike (June 15, 2017) there was over 6ft of snow. As such we can’t speak to the beauty of the lakes themselves as they were covered with a thick layer of ice. This hike has some spectacular mountain views especially from the top of the nearby unnamed summits.

Directions:

This hike is approximately 2 hours 45 minutes from Kelowna, or 1 hour 20 minutes from Cherryville.

  1. From Highway 6 near Cherryville, turn north up N Fork Rd and RESET ODOMETER! (2.5 km East of Frank's General Store).
  2. Turn left at 6.7km to stay on N Fork rd.
  3. At 13.7km, keep right.
  4. At 21.2km, keep right and go across the bridge.
  5. At 23.3km turn left and drive the remaining 9km keeping left.
  6. At 32.3km you'll arrive at a small clearing with signs for Twin Falls. Park here.

Click to view this route on GoogleMaps!

*Note the GoogleMaps link will only take you as far as the last turnoff from N Fork rd, follow the remaining directions to reach the trailhead.

GPS Coordinates:

Features:

  • Two Lakes
  • Summit
  • Mountain Views
  • Dog Friendly
  • Snowmobiling
  • No cell service