Hi John, I’d allow for 3-4 hours of hiking. It probably took us a little bit longer since we had to stop a couple of times for Jack and lunch took a little while. Have fun!

I grew up in Silver Bay and returned 15 years ago to help my parents. During this time I cleared all the old and ancient natural trails in the area, and along the waters edge on the shorelines of Bean and Bear Lakes, and discovered many large artifacts, large stone trail markers, grindstones, a stone map of secret trails up the canyon walls, and a large skull and crossbones petroglyph petrograph marking a religious site on Bean Lake SE shoreline, which is a crematory where the natives burned the bones of their dead, and much more. See photos and GPS map at… Steve Benassi Google Plus page.

The very best trails are along the waters edge in the canyon, looking up at the canyon walls, and on the water, and the unique flora and fauna in the canyon. The trails go completely around both lakes, and the trail is quite the adventure for people who like to rock hop on the steep rock slides along the water’s edge. Several hidden campsites can be found on both lakes.