| | -
-
-
-
-
-
| 1 label |  |
|
|
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
| |  |
|
1 |
|
| | |
|
| Hiking | 11.90 Miles |
1,728 AEG |
| | Hiking | 11.90 Miles | 7 Hrs 17 Mns | | 1.73 mph |
| 1,728 ft AEG | 24 Mns Break | | | |
|
|
| |
| Partners |
|
[ show ]
| partners | | Wally and I did this hike as a shuttle hike starting at the top of the Box Camp Trail and finished up at the Gordon Hirabayashi Rec Area. The HAZ description suggests doing the Box Camp Trail as only downhill, but doesn't get into specifics as how to get back home after that. I looked and decided that the Gordon H TH was the closest one, and also with the least amount of AEG after the steep 4K descent. No one else has posted a hike between those two THs, so I had to engineer one on the RM from other uploaded tracks.
the hike starts out very nice amongst the ponderosa pines. From the Box Camp TH, the trail immediately gains 150' before it descends. The shade lasts for a about 2 miles, and then you hit the ridge and the sunlight exposure stays with you with a few shaded exceptions along the way.
On our way down Box Camp, I could recognize landmarks from my recent hikes in this area doing the Sabino-Bear Loop and my last month's hike along the sycamore reservoir trail. Wally also kept finding these red beans with a yellow interior. we couldn't find any plants that looks like the parents, so we wondered if someone had maybe dropped them along their way on a previous hike. we didn't see them on any other trail  .
by the time we got to the bottom of the Box Camp Trail, my quads were pretty stiff. They remained stiff for the rest of the hike. the uphill portions along the East Fork and Sycamore Reservoir Trails were actually more comfortable than the last mile of the downhill part of the Box Camp Trail. However, when we hit any steep section, having to stretch my leg muscles over a steep rock was a bit annoying.
going up the Sycamore Reservoir Trail, I noticed the re-routed section of the trail that seems to parallel the current trail for about a mile. Just below Schreve Saddle, I spotted the junction at the top end. I didn't really make note of this a month ago when @adilling and I did this trail. I do have in mind to do another shuttle hike from the top of the Palisades Trail to the GH TH, so I'll need to make note to take the older trail then.
Only saw one other hiker all day, which kind of surprised me a bit. the temps on the lower trails really weren't bad at all, had several really nice breezes throughout the day to offset the mediocre heat. |
| _____________________
| | |
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Route Editor
Route Scout
