About Inkwell Lake
Reaching Inkwell Lake starts with Forest Canyon Overlook (off-trail) and a listed one-way distance of 5.5 miles. The lake sits at 11,477 feet in Gorge Lakes, and the route is rated hard here.
The listed approach is 5.5 miles one-way from Forest Canyon Overlook (off-trail), but this should be treated as a route-finding objective rather than a simple maintained-trail hike. It is one of the Gorge Lakes, and the route is off-trail. In this area, the Gorge Lakes are off-trail objectives above Forest Canyon, known more to map readers than casual park visitors.
NPS wilderness tables include Little Rock Lake in the Gorge Lakes Area, a reminder that this part of the park is treated as backcountry rather than a casual viewpoint stop.
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