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| Hiking | 4.64 Miles |
546 AEG |
| | Hiking | 4.64 Miles | 1 Hour 57 Mns | | 2.63 mph |
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| no partners | | This was my 2nd time to this area but this time I hiked a longer trail. It was a high of 84 in Manitou Springs and the next few days were showing highs of 92. I decided this might be the last pleasant day while I'm here so I decided to do this hike today.
I parked at the stop for Giant Footprints which had a way to get to the Palmer trail. I saw that the Palmer trail was the highest rated trail in this entire area. The trail was very pleasant, not too rocky and even sandy in many areas which made it easier on the feet.
Near the trailhead I saw a few deer eating berries from a bush. They didn't seem to be too afraid of people and I was probably within 8 feet recording a video. I started off on the Palmer trail for a while, then turned left, crossed the road and continued on the Buckskin Charlie trail. I took that all the way to the Niobrara trail which took me on a high ridgeline where I could look down into a grassy meadow. In this grassy meadow, I saw 2 elks roaming around. I took the Niobrara trail to the Chambers trail to the Bretag trail. The Bretag trail eventually met up again with the Palmer trail which I used to complete my loop. The rock formations around this area were incredible. I believe most of those were off limits to climbers.
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4.64 mi RT
546 AEG
elapsed time 1 hr 57 mins
moving time 1 hr 46 mins |
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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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