| | -
-
-
-
-
-
| 1 label |  |
|
|
-
-
-
-
|
| | |
|
| Hiking | 7.90 Miles |
2,200 AEG |
| | Hiking | 7.90 Miles | 3 Hrs 58 Mns | | 2.17 mph |
| 2,200 ft AEG | 20 Mns Break | 10 LBS Pack | | |
|
|
| |
| Linked |
|
none
[ show ]
| no linked trail guides |
| Partners |
|
none
[ show ]
| no partners | | This one has some nice views reaching one of the high points of the hike at about 2 miles in. Trail starts off quite nicely, but about at 1 mile in you turn off the main trail and work your way up a ramp of the mountain. Trail is quite thin in the sloping field section, but you get funneled up to the steeper part of the mountain and then are able to pick up the trail again. Trail is reasonably easy to follow in the mountainous section and views are quite nice. Descending to the Brunson Tank we lost the trail again, the trail seems to be more of a deer/cow trail at this point and but keep following the general direction of the GPS track an you will run into the trail again if you loose it.
Eventually you start a steep decent into a valley to the streambed. Not sure why the GPS track we downloaded went up the streambed before coming back down, maybe something to see there. We by-passed that and cut across the streambed following another trail going in the general direction towards the Arizona Trail intersection. At this point our ankles were quite tired due to the fact most of this trail is covered mostly with the fist-sized rocks and scree, making progress rather tedious.
We were quite pleased when we reached the AZ trail since it is mostly down hill, and easy to follow. This little 8 mile hike feels more like a 10-12 mile hike by the time you are done.
Glad I did it, but I doubt I would do it again, not really the kind of hiking I enjoy so much (ie looking for trails on a rough footpath for extended times). |
| _____________________
| | |
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Route Editor
Route Scout
