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| Hiking | 8.33 Miles |
2,147 AEG |
| | Hiking | 8.33 Miles | 5 Hrs 25 Mns | | 1.59 mph |
| 2,147 ft AEG | 11 Mns Break | | | |
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| no partners | | I've never hiked the Weaver's crosscut before, mainly because I thought it was a bushwhack with no trail. Turns out there is a trail and it's pretty easy to follow. The views along there are also really nice.
I did the loop counterclockwise from the Peralta TH, heading up Bluff Springs Trail in the dark. Looking back I could see the stream of headlights along Peralta Road with the hordes heading in. The first sunlight that hit me was on the Terrapin Trail, soon after I saw a deer up ahead on the trail.
The junction with the crosscut and Terrapin is marked pretty well with a cairn and the trail is very well defined. The little hidden valley along that trail reminds me of the hidden valley in South Mountain. It was really cool to get new views of Weaver's Needle, not to mention the closest views I've ever had.
I downloaded 3 tracks that were posted, and the were all nearly identical. The last section heading down to the Peralta Trail, I started to follow the trail I was on, but I noticed that it was going off track, heading north, and going downhill fast. I didn't want to overcommit if I had to bail with a big climb back up, so I followed the track(s). That descent has no trail whatsoever, and it's a pretty rough bushwhack. There was a group of people at the junction of the crosscut and Peralta, two of which were heading up a trail. When I talked to the other 3 who sat and waited on Peralta, they told me those other 2 hikers were headed up the crosscut, so I'm thinking I should have stayed on that trail. Another reason to head back and do this again one day.
The hike back was the usual. There was a huge group of very loud tourists at Freemont Saddle posing for pictures and making a huge racket. Definitely in violation of the 15 person group limit. The traffic on Peralta after that was a pain. I was the fastest hiker of everyone going in my direction, which I'm not used to.
There was a volunteer at the trailhead greeting everyone and giving info. I told on the illegal group of tourists, at which point he emphasized his volunteer status. Still a really nice hike, perfect weather. |
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