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| Hiking | 9.47 Miles |
1,380 AEG |
| | Hiking | 9.47 Miles | 4 Hrs 10 Mns | | 2.42 mph |
| 1,380 ft AEG | 15 Mns Break | 12 LBS Pack | | |
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| no partners | | | Mid morning start from the end of Meridian Rd. , not too busy for a Friday, passed a couple on the way to Bulldog saddle, encountered two more coming down and after crossing the saddle a Navy vet with Vietnam service, said he prefers the clockwise direction , I’ve only done the loop ccw , saw no one else until arriving at pass mountain loop trail saddle. Pleasant weather cooler when clouds passed by with a breeze and warm otherwise, cloud formations altering the typical sunny day views . Coming down from pass mountain saddle the trail was busier but not bad , saw a man with his little white dog I see almost every time I’m on this trail beginning to think he hikes it every day! Back to the lot didn’t feel finished so strolled down meridian rd a short ways to meridian trail and made an additional loop using Meridian,Spillway ,Ruidoso and County Line trails. Most on this site would consider this loop ,meh. I gleaned from its soft but not deep sandy tread it’s lack of rocks and minimal elevation change that even I could ride a mountain bike on this about 3 mile loop, also a good “nature walk” for my daughter in law and would make a fine jogging trail . Did get passed by 3 mountain bikes and observed some model airplane flying from the airport nearby, no wildlife today. |
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