Access: From Interstate 80 eastbound, take the Big Bend exit. From westbound 180 take the Rainbow Road exit. The trailhead begins 1/8 mile east of Big Bend Visitor Center. A small parking area with restrooms is located across the road from the trailhead.

Trail Description: The Loch Leven Lakes Trail is located south of Interstate 80 at the Big Bend exit (elevation 5,680 feet). The trail leads to five alpine lakes, the highest being 6900 feet in elevation. The trail is usually open to hiking from mid- June through mid-November, snow conditions permitting.

The trail works its way upward on a moderately steep grade to the southwest. Granite outcroppings are numerous and huge boulders, deposited by receding glaciers, are found scattered among the Jeffrey and Lodgepole pine. As the trail ascends, it crosses a creek and the railroad tracks. It then continues upward through a cool and majestic fir forest, switchbacking its way to the summit. From the summit the trail winds down and around Lower Loch Leven Lake. At the south end of the lake the trail splits; the branch to the right leads to the southwest toward Salmon Lake. The other continues south, climbing and descending small ridges to Middle Loch Leven and still further to High Loch Leven Lake. Vistas of ridges and valleys, high alpine meadows, and glaciated mountain terrain can be seen in either direction. Fishing is good, and lakeside camping is available at all four lakes.