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| Hiking | 11.70 Miles |
2,580 AEG |
| | Hiking | 11.70 Miles | 4 Hrs 15 Mns | | 3.34 mph |
| 2,580 ft AEG | 45 Mns Break | | | |
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| no partners | | First time to the Chiricahua National Monument, so I took the loop counterclockwise plus a trip to inspiration point and a hike afterward up Sugarloaf Mountain.
Heart of Rocks Loop was the highlight of the trip, Though Echo Canyon is also incredible. Echo Park was burned but still enjoyable, and the SE corner of the hike around Big Balanced Rock Trail and Inspiration Point is burned as well. On the plus side, the views are expansive on this side of the loop because of the elevation and lack of trees. Inspiration Point is a nice side trip with little elevation gain. Riggs Trail was chewed up but was being worked on. The trails were so nicely maintained, you could forget you're in the wilderness.
Sugarloaf Mountain was better than I expected, and it made more sense to add it on after I had finished with the loop; the trailhead is close by, it's short, and it doesn't take long for the payoff. Lookout was closed.
Passed only two hikers on the trail all day, and when I got back to the car there were under a half dozen cars in the Echo Canyon lot. |
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