Yesterday we took a ride up Grant Ridge. This is a ridge rising up to one of the highest peaks in the area. Great Northern being the highest, Grant peak is only a couple hundred feet less. Although we did not attempt to reach the summit, the views from the top of the ridge trail are still spectacular.

Most people access this ridge from the main trail out on Hwy 2. This trail loops around and drops back down into Stanton Lake. We elected to ride up to Stanton Lake and then ride up the ridge.           The trail up from Stanton Lake does not appear to get much use. It was quite narrow and steep, also somewhat overgrown with brush.

I wouldn’t recommend this trail for a horse excursion to reach Grant Ridge. Our horses are on narrow mtn. trails all the time, so they didn’t have a problem, but on this trail if your horse had any kind of issue it would surely be a bad wreck and probably kill the horse or rider. It would probably be best to use the main trail off of Hwy 2.

Views from the top are exceptional though for those willing to make the trek.