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Hiero-Ridgeline-Sisters Loop, AZ
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| Hiking | 15.31 Miles |
3,906 AEG |
| | Hiking | 15.31 Miles | 9 Hrs 44 Mns | | 1.88 mph |
| 3,906 ft AEG | 1 Hour 35 Mns Break | 14 LBS Pack | | |
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| partners | | We started around 8am with just a few other cars in the lot. It was chilly, but we were in the sun to start. After the small waterfall and Petroglyphs, we made the mistake of of staying in the drainage and boulder hopping. The actual use trail is just east of here. That made for some slow going.
Once we made the turn to the NE in the canyon, we found the very well defined trail and it was a simple (yet very steep) route to the top.
At the divide trail, the climbing was not yet over. We made our way past 5057 (been there, done that) and off to lunch with the 3 sisters. At we approached the end, there was a young lady that was just packing up and leaving. Much to our surprise in was HAZ's @Pickles ! Good to finally meet you.... We chatted for awhile and then she went on her way back down. [ youtube video ]
From here the Ridgeline Trail steeply descends to the West Boulder Saddle. Next up (actually down), my least favorite trail in the Supes. We made a stop at Shaka Cave, since neither of us had been there before. It was actually nicer than expected.
Back on the main trail, headed to the Lost Goldmine Trail, we started getting questions from the afternoon crowds going to the Wave Cave.
We were both tired and just wanted the hike to be over, but we still had to traverse over to our starting point. The Lost Goldmine trail drags on, but it was made a bit more tolerable by all the greenery and reaching the TH as the sun was setting in the golden hour. |
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