Best hikes in Morning Star Natural Resources Conservation Area

Ambleway maps 11 hikes in Morning Star Natural Resources Conservation Area, from a 2.3-mile walk to a 15-mile day out. All of them score as wild, staying clear of roads and development for most of the route; the wildest is Greider Lakes Viewpoint–Big Greider Lake, 6 lakes. The biggest climb is Bald Mountain East Peak–Beaver Plant Lake, 4 sights, gaining 4,787 ft, and the network tops out at 6,222 ft.

• Spada Lake–Greider/Boulder Lakes Viewpoint, 3 sights 2.3 mi · ▲ 27 ft
• Static Point Trail 3.5 mi · ▲ 645 ft
• Reflection Ponds–Spada Lake, 4 sights 4.2 mi · ▲ 291 ft
• Lower Ashland Lake–Upper Ashland Lake, 4 lakes 4.7 mi · ▲ 641 ft
• Eros Tower & Sunrise Mine Trail 4.8 mi · ▲ 2,710 ft
• Lake Elan–Sunrise Mine Trail, 3 sights 5.4 mi · ▲ 2,998 ft
• Vesper Peak–Sunrise Mine Trail, 3 sights 6.5 mi · ▲ 4,372 ft
• Lower Twin Falls–Twin Falls, 8 lakes 6.8 mi · ▲ 1,375 ft
• Greider Lakes Viewpoint–Big Greider Lake, 6 lakes 8.3 mi · ▲ 1,716 ft
• Foggy Lake & Weeden Creek Trail 9.4 mi · ▲ 3,129 ft
• Bald Mountain East Peak–Beaver Plant Lake, 4 sights 14.8 mi · ▲ 4,787 ft