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| Hiking | 10.80 Miles |
3,993 AEG |
| | Hiking | 10.80 Miles | 5 Hrs 38 Mns | | 2.34 mph |
| 3,993 ft AEG | 1 Hour 1 Min Break | | | |
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| no partners | | Mount San Antonio, aka Mount Baldy, has been on my peakbagging list for a bit and I decided to drive over to LA and hike this one.
We did a CCW loop by going up the Devil's Backbone and coming down the Baldy Bowl Trail.
The first 3.5 miles or so were on a service road with a fairly modest grade -- this portion of the hike reminded me of hiking up to Mount Ord. The views were great and I did not mind being on the service road.
Hiking on the Devil's Backbone was my favorite part of the hike.
The last part of the ascent was pretty steep -- we gained about 800 feet in elevation over the last 0.6 miles to the summit.
I can see why they call this peak Mount Baldy -- there are no trees at the summit, giving it the look and feel of a hike to a Colorado 14er.
The descent was steep and slippery -- we dropped around 4,000 feet over 4.25 miles. I was glad to have poles.
I liked the ascent route much better than the descent. If I did this hike again I'd consider going up and down the Devil's Backbone.
We did not see anyone else on the ascent, although there were a couple of people at the summit when we got there. On the way down, we met a fair number of people heading up.
I thought that the hike had some nice scenery and it was a good workout. If I lived in the area, I imagine that I would do this one every now and then. |
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