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| Hiking | 20.33 Miles |
2,949 AEG |
| | Hiking | 20.33 Miles | 8 Hrs 25 Mns | | 2.68 mph |
| 2,949 ft AEG | 49 Mns Break | 14 LBS Pack | | |
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| partners | | We've done this one numerous times, typically in August. At the multi-use trailhead, there were a handful of motorcycles getting ready to start their day. We would be passed by 3 of them climbing the Seven Mile Gulch Trail and that would be it for the day. That climb is always a sweat fest in August. I told Joe it was so bad this time, my sweat was sweating.
On the Ranch Trail, things are much nicer. It trends downhill and is much more picturesque among the tall pines. At the bottom, we made the decision to forgo the extra 2 miles round trip to visit Goldwater Lake and headed up the Watershed Trail. The dark clouds were building, but we only briefly got sprinkled on.
The highlight of this loop for me is the Smith Ravine Trail. Tall pines with a view.
The Homestead Trail roller-coasters over to the Lynx Lake, where we picked up the Lynx Recreation Trail (paved), and where we saw our only "Hikers" on the day.
Temps were in the 70s to low 80s all day, with a lot of cloud cover. It would have been nice to have a bit more of a breeze. The JBM pegged a few times but mainly held at 7.0 for most of the day. |
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