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June
27, 2000
Follow
Pratt Lake Trail #1007 for
about 6 miles, then Melakwa
Lake Trail #1011 for 0.5 mile to the trailhead at Lower Tuscohatchie
Lake.
Trail
starts at the junction with Melakwa Lake Trail #1011 on the north-west
shore of Lower Tuscohatchie Lake  .
Right on the trailhead there is a blow-down that is difficult to
cross. For the first 0.7 mile trail gradually descends through the
forest to Pratt River. There are lots of blow-downs on this part
of the trail, some of them are difficult to cross. One can use a
log to cross the river, but it is quite difficult and dangerous
to do that, it is easier to make your way across on the stones a
little up the river. After river crossing trail starts climbing
steeply (about 1700 ft) in switchbacks for about 1.5 mile through
the old grown forest and then descends for about 0.7 mile to Windy
Lake .
Here it crosses the creek and leads to several campsites. From Windy
Lake trail gradually descends for another 0.7 mile to Kaleetan Lake.
There is just one snow patch on this part of the trail. There are
two nice campsites with impressive view of Kaleetan Peak near the
lake .
Pass
Kaleetan Creek crossing an old trail used to continue further. Ascending
on Mount Roosevelt southwest slope it led to the ridge near the
summit, where it met with Mount
Roosevelt Trail. This trail is not maintained.
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