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| Hiking | 11.67 Miles |
2,732 AEG |
| | Hiking | 11.67 Miles | 5 Hrs 21 Mns | | 2.48 mph |
| 2,732 ft AEG | 39 Mns Break | | | |
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| no partners | | This was a CCW lollipop loop going up the north side of Mingus Mountain to the summit. I had not done this hike in 3 years, so I was overdue.
We parked along 89A in what google calls the "Mescal Trail #547 Parking Area". We started on the Mescal Trail for a short distance, then went on the Bug Hollow Trail for a bit, then followed a road, and finally got on North Mingus Trail #105 to the summit. On the descent, we took View Point Trail #106 and Mingus Trail #105A back to Trail #105, thus completing the loop. Then we went back to the TH the way that we came up.
This was a pretty nice hike actually -- nice vegetation, good views, and some flowers to look at along the way. The ascent was mostly shaded on our early morning ascent. We were in full sun most of the way down on the View Point Trail, but then clouds started to form, and we were in shade the last 4 miles or so. In fact, we heard some thunder and I thought that we might get rained on. Thankfully we stayed dry though.
The trails were in decent shape, although some vegetation is starting to encroach over the trails -- it is not too bad at this point though.
Synopsis
I enjoy this hike and should do it more often than every 3 years. I noticed lots of big tooth maples on the North Mingus Trail, so if you time it right this could be a good hike to do in the fall. |
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Wildflowers Observation Moderate
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