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| Hiking | 10.09 Miles |
1,975 AEG |
| | Hiking | 10.09 Miles | 4 Hrs 45 Mns | | 2.47 mph |
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| partners | | I don't have a strong grasp of the trails we hiked, but this was a nice little loop on Mingus Mountain and it exceeded my expectations. In particular, the forested sections along the north side of the mountain proved especially scenic and I was impressed by the diversity of trees intermingled in the drainages that we traversed in and out of.
We started off on the Upper Mescal Trail and then continued on to the Bug Hollow Trail. Both trails proved pleasant in condition and scenery and I enjoyed the opening stretch through the mixed forest of conifers and hardwoods. The North Mingus Trail continued to exceed my expectations and I really enjoyed this stretch of the loop. There were a couple of warm stretches along here and the final climb will grab your attention a little, but it was an otherwise pleasant stretch of trail that included some scenic traverses of nicely forested drainages that possessed a diverse amount of trees ranging from oak, to maple, various firs, spruce, ponderosa and even some aspen up high. The trail was in great shape as well.
After topping out, we walked the rim trail to the road and then took a series of surprisingly pleasant trails along with a little cross country travel and a quick paved road walk back to the car.
A nice day out on Mingus overall, specifically, the first half of the hike. I might have to get on the bandwagon and try to catch some fall colors on the North trail. |
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