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| Hiking | 20.16 Miles |
4,665 AEG |
| | Hiking | 20.16 Miles | 10 Hrs 34 Mns | | 2.17 mph |
| 4,665 ft AEG | 1 Hour 16 Mns Break | | | |
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| partners | | invitation from linda to hike this loop, along with a visit to circlestone and mound mountain
wally and john10s joined in the fun
did the loop with @rayhuston nine years ago, minus the extra credit; our first hike together
met up at 0500 and got started before 0700
cool temps, and of course i brought more clothing than necessary
warmed up as soon as we started up reavis gap
trail was in decent shape
after a few uphills, we dropped into reavis ranch and took a break
started up fireline, which was mostly fine going to the circlestone turnoff
one washout
we made our way up to circlestone, looked around the ruins and took another break
saw two guys up there, one of which lost his cell phone trying to find mound mountain
wally pointed him in the right direction to head back to reavis north
one guy coming up as we left and that was it for other people
next was the hike up to mound mountain
steep but relatively short and not too brushy
made a visit to circlestone and mound on the middle day of a reavis ranch backpack with @oregon_hiker, @azwanderingbear and @azbeaver in 2015
nice to see both landmarks again
we admired the 360 degree views of the superstitions
the descent wasn't too bad - plenty of trees to hold onto
the downhill/eastern part of fireline wasn't as maintained
steep and loose in places
then, six miles of campaign trail to finish
brushy trail if you could find it, loose rock, tripper grass and catclaw
half of the time the creek was "better"
we all persevered, one of us (me) more slowly than others
linda did all of the route finding - thank you!
nice to be back on better trail after the junction with reavis gap
this is a great hike and a challenging one
highly doubtful i would consider campaign trail again, but would definitely revisit circlestone and mound mountain via a different route
nice hiking with john10s after crossing paths with him on south mountain a few times
always good to get out with linda and wally
long and rewarding day
my biggest hike of the year so far
thanks y'all! |
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