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| Hiking | 13.11 Miles |
2,808 AEG |
| | Hiking | 13.11 Miles | 7 Hrs 5 Mns | | 1.92 mph |
| 2,808 ft AEG | 15 Mns Break | | | |
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| no partners | | My second time doing this loop. First time was two years ago and we hiked clockwise. This time we decided to hike counterclockwise. I met at hiking buddy's house and he drove to trailhead. On the way there I realized I left my phone in my car! Oh no! I don't remember the last time I was separated from my phone for that long. First time in ages hiking without Route Scout! I would be depending on my pixel watch to record the route this time - luckily its battery held out for the full hike! But I really missed having Route Scout announce my progress every mile.
It was a chilly morning, but I knew that starting on the steep Bluff Springs Trail #235 that I would warm up quickly, and I did. It wasn't long before I started feeling my legs getting tired on those big steps that seemed to go on and on. But going counterclockwise around the loop that was the only steep uphill that we would have to deal with. The trail was fairly deserted. We saw only three other hikers before we got to the halfway point. The first pair of hikers after that were going around the loop clockwise and they said that we were the first people they had seen on the trail all day. On the Peralta Trail to the Saddle we saw more people, and the final leg from the Saddle down to the trailhead was packed with people and dogs.
There was barely a trickle of water in the creek Barks Canyon, and some of the little pools had ice crystals. Didn't see any water for the rest of the trail, but the dirt was moist in lots of places.
The counterclockwise loop had us getting to Fremont Saddle in the afternoon instead of in the morning which gave good sunlight on Weaver's Needle which was a nice benefit. That and getting the hardest climb out of the way early made this a great day in the beautiful Superstition Wilderness. |
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