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| Hiking | 3.35 Miles |
516 AEG |
| | Hiking | 3.35 Miles | 2 Hrs 30 Mns | | 1.34 mph |
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| no partners | | The previous night, Brian and I stayed at a nice campsite off of FSR 8056 which was a few miles from the Escudilla trail. In the morning we had breakfast, packed up our camp and headed over to the Blue peak trailhead.
We started on the trail and noticed a lot of New Mexico locust plants with thorns. I was wearing jeans and a short sleeve shirt, and got my arms sliced up a bit by these plants, even while being careful. We were not expecting this. There were some open areas, but I would estimate that 80% of the trail was overgrown and most of the overgrowth was NM locust. I wish I had a machete with me.
Eventually, we made it to the top. There was an old fire lookout tower that must have been abandoned 50 yrs ago. That tower gave us some shelter while we had lunch. We took some photos and headed back. The hike took longer than we expected because of the brush/bushwhack.
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Distance (round trip) = 3.35 miles
AEG = 516 feet
Strava moving time = 1 hr 48 mins
Strava elapsed time = 3 hrs 19 mins
Directions: From Hannagan Meadow, take US-191 South for 6.1 miles. Turn left going West on FSR 184. This is a rocky road but it will be possible without 4x4. Continue for 4.2 miles to the trailhead. |
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Michael Williams
IT Professional
Rocky Point Vacation Rentals
Ocean Front Condo in Rocky Point, Sonora, Mexico
www.beachfrontmexico.us
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