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| Hiking | 2.93 Miles |
1,193 AEG |
| | Hiking | 2.93 Miles | 3 Hrs | | 1.11 mph |
| 1,193 ft AEG | 21 Mns Break | 8 LBS Pack | | |
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| partners | | This was hike #2 of the day. On the way back, we stopped to climb to the highpoint of the Belmont Mountains. Or so we thought.
For the drive, at the intersection of Aguila and Vulture Mine Road, head south. After the Belmont Pit, the road starts to degrade. To where we parked, you definitely need a capable 4x4 with high clearance. There are other options before this, but it would turn into an obnoxious road walk. I'm not sure I'd drive my Subaru close enough to make me want to do this hike.
We parked just down the hill from where the @Flying_Fliver parked and started our ascent. It's only 3 miles, how hard could it be?
The first part was fun. There were a couple of scrambles around and up the Big Horn condominiums. Linda's RS was reading off 30-minute half-miles, so the going was slow. This is rugged territory. We roughly followed a Fliver route until we didn't. The side hill bypasses around the 4 or so "Bumps" on the way up were slippery.
We made it up to the top of the ridgeline, 0.22 miles from the highpoint with another 100 feet to gain (plus the many ups and downs). Looking at the time, we admitted defeat, decided to call it a day, and retreat.
Going down, we chose a much nicer route, following the bumps on the ridgeline instead of skirting them.
Averaging less than a mile an hour, this was one of the slower hikes in a while.
It was still a fun climb! |
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