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| Hiking | 6.31 Miles |
1,799 AEG |
| | Hiking | 6.31 Miles | 3 Hrs 55 Mns | | 2.19 mph |
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| no partners | | | Nice, pleasant walk through the woods. Started at 1020. The parking lot only had room for 4 vehicles parallel parked plus mine parked perpendicular to all the others. Gradual uphill along a ridgeline on a very well-maintained dirt trail. Many, many birds. We were interrupted multiple times along the way by texts and calls from work that required us to stop and respond. Some nice views along the way. Nice overlook of the ravine near the top. We took the backside route down, on an unnamed trail along a different ridgeline that ran along the northern edge of the ravine. The unnamed trail actually ascended another 150 feet to reach a peak with excellent views before descending on a less-maintained but easily identified trail that was covered in loose rocks and loose dirt throughout the entire descent. The views of Spruce Mountain, Bigelow Peak, many other mountains, and the ravine were actually much better from this unnamed trail than they were from the official trail. We reached the Hoot Owl trail at the bottom and followed it back to the parking lot to complete the loop. Nice, pleasant route with no people except for 2 mountain bikers whom we encountered at the very beginning. The trail alternated between extensive shade and bright sun. There were 2 wild turkeys at the peak. Some cool purple rocks too. Beautiful day in the woods. |
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