DESTINATION Quartz Ridge Trail - Gold Canyon 1 Photoset
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| Hiking | 9.28 Miles |
733 AEG |
| | Hiking | 9.28 Miles | 4 Hrs 19 Mns | | 2.15 mph |
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| no partners | | Got an early start from the Hieroglyphics TH just after 6am, leaving behind 4 carloads of obnoxiously loud pre-dawn hikers taking their time getting ready.
Hiked directly south to the Old Horse Trail and then made the first turn to the Quartz Ridge Trail. I went a little further east as it appears a new section of this has been built. I finally found a trail that went back down to the lower trails. It fades away a bit, but then picks up again. The Quartz Ridge Trail was continuing on to the east when I descended, but when I checked my routes I've already hiked that section from the east side. There was an open mine shaft I spotted just below the trail. One hiker passed me and then soon after there were two archery hunters sitting just off the trail intently looking through their binoculars, likely at some game they spotted.
headed back on the lower Old Horse Trails and roads back to the trailhead. As soon as I was on the Hieroglyphics Trail the traffic was intense. Lot was full and busy, people waiting for spots and circling the lot. |
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