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Hells Hip Pocket Ridge from Cottonwood Camp, AZ
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| Hiking | 19.13 Miles |
4,527 AEG |
| | Hiking | 19.13 Miles | 9 Hrs 25 Mns | | 2.29 mph |
| 4,527 ft AEG | 1 Hour 4 Mns Break | 14 LBS Pack | | |
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| partners | | Joe threw out three options for a hike today, all of which we'd done previously. The first, 20 miles, 5000' AEG, some road walking, some off-trail. The second, 20 miles, 5000' AEG, catclaw for miles, high winds, chance of rain. The last one, 16 miles, 4000' AEG, high winds, chance of rain, a brush push with no trail ten years ago.
We went with the no-brainer, #1.
Headlamp for the first 20 minutes, calm winds, temperatures in the mid-40s.
Ascend Lower Soldier Camp Trail, gaining 1400' in 2.5 miles to FR201A, with the majority of the elevation gained in the last mile.
We roller-coastered on FR201A to the Wilderness boundary. This road is in much better shape than the last time we were through here. They've done some work on it, probably by the rancher who built a corral and is putting in new fences around the Cane Spring area.
The catclaw on the Adler Creek Trail has been mostly mitigated by bovine activity in the area. They even helped on the first off-trail climb.
We made our way over to Hell's Hip Pocket Ridge and found a picturesque lunch spot with views of the Painted Cliffs and Apache Lake.
On the return trip, instead of hiking down Lower Soldier Camp, we continued on FR201. The goal was to see if it was Subaru-able. No go; in fact, it's going to take high clearance 4x4 to get up the first part of the road. |
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