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| Hiking | 8.62 Miles |
2,700 AEG |
| | Hiking | 8.62 Miles | 7 Hrs 35 Mns | | 1.40 mph |
| 2,700 ft AEG | 1 Hour 26 Mns Break | | | |
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| no partners | | Started at 0945. The road to the trailhead was fine; any car could make it. The creek had light, pleasant flow at the first crossing. The first mile had a mild incline and a lot of overgrowth (mostly grass, some thorns). We took a wrong turn and ended up on the wrong ridgeline, which was easily corrected when it was discovered.
Throughout the second and third miles, the trail was clearly defined, moderately steep, and rocky. There were some great views. The fourth mile was mostly flat, mostly along the edge of the cliff, and a little overgrown, but still easy to follow. At 3.5 miles in, there was a 150 meter stretch of thorns blocking the trail, but we juked through them.
We reached the end of the trail, then turned back and hung out at a little water hole with a nice sandy beach, where the water was about 8 inches deep, and there were 2 sizable frogs getting it on. We then headed to the nearby waterfalls, and were disappointed, because they were only trickles. We could see the potential, but it wasn't there today. We then headed back the way we came, got scratched up a little more at the overgrown areas, and headed back to Tempe for some Thai food. We didn't take the side trip to Park Creek Falls because the creek was pretty minimal upstream so we thought it wouldn't be worth it. Some cattle were blocking the road as we headed out, but they moved out the way and posed for pictures.
Overall, it was a beautiful day and great company, but we were disappointed by the weak falls. There were no snake encounters, although we were on the alert. The trail was overgrown throughout the first mile and in parts of the fourth mile, but mostly fairly easy to follow. There were a lot of wildflowers throughout the first mile, and scattered after that. No scrambling, but it was steep and rocky throughout the second and third miles. Views were excellent. We got scratched up a bit, but we've seen worse. |
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Wildflowers Observation Moderate
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