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| Hiking | 12.10 Miles |
2,700 AEG |
| | Hiking | 12.10 Miles | 5 Hrs 46 Mns | | 2.39 mph |
| 2,700 ft AEG | 42 Mns Break | 10 LBS Pack | | |
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| no partners | | Started at the North end of this hike since we did the south 1/2 of the hike on 04/14.
There are two roads to get to this trailhead. Either you can take Four Peaks Road off of 87 (a 19 mile dirt road - Very rough) or head up towards Payson, then head back down towards Roosevelt Lake on 188 and take El Oso dirt road (10 miles of good road). We decided to try both to see what would be the best approach in the future.
Total Drive distance for the Four Peaks Road route is much shorter, but because of the rough road, drive time for both approaches is about the same. The El Oso Road is much more enjoyable, that will be the drive of choice in the future.
Although the north part of this trail was shorter than the South segment we did, the trail is rougher and more difficult to walk, so ended up making us a bit more tired.
Also shortly after starting the hike we turned a curve in the trail and came across a Black Bear cub in the middle of the trail about 20 foot ahead of us. It turned and started to jog down the path. Well this scared us a bit, WHERE IS MOM? didn't ever see her, but were terrified she would be coming out of the bushes. The cub was cute as could be, but would rather see those guys a little further away in the wild. |
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