The weather wasn't too hot for this hike. I started at the lower end of the trail and hiked uphill in the morning, which helped alot. I started at the Bear Canyon Picnic area, which added probably over a mile. The mileage and AEG are taken from the official HAZ GPS route editor.

This trail seems to be equally shady and sunny in spots. The fire damage didn't seem too extreme or obvious. There are only 2 downed trees on the Green Mountain Trail. Once I got to the upper end, I found that there are 2 trailheads up there. One the way up, I noticed an unsigned trail junction about 0.3 miles from the end. On my way back, I took that trail thinking it might take me to the top of Green Mt., only to find that it took me back to the Catalina Hwy, a little south of the other TH I had just visited. Both THs at the upper end have the big "GREEN MOUNTAIN" signs and map posted. I ate lunch at the top and then found another trail spur which took me to the top of a hill between the two THs.

On the way back I decided to take the Maverick Spring Trail out and back to the spring, which was pretty dry. This trail has some nice younger pines that are densely populated, making for some nice semi-cover.

It was good to get back out now that my shoulder has healed up. No problems hiking with it and no soreness afterwards. In fact, quite the opposite, using my hiking pole seemed to loosen the ligaments up and get the muscles there stronger.