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| Hiking | 9.89 Miles |
2,636 AEG |
| | Hiking | 9.89 Miles | 4 Hrs 11 Mns | | 2.49 mph |
| 2,636 ft AEG | 13 Mns Break | | | |
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| no partners | | Arrived at Peralta a little later in the morning to a full parking lot. Had to park in one of the lower overflow parking areas.
Per usual, most were going up Peralta, so after my turn off on Bluff Springs, I ensured separation from the crowds.
A trail crew was doing some nice maintenance on the lower part of the climb.
Lots of water in Barks and on Terrapin. Passed a few day hikers/trail runners and a backpacking couple headed to Charlebois.
I had never taken the crosscut before. The turn off is well marked, and the route is pretty distinct—especially on the east side.
Great views of the Needle in the valley along the crosscut.
Coming down the west side, at what I’ll call “dog rock,” there’s a choice to head down the northern flank of the drainage, which I did. After a bit, I consulted the gps track I had downloaded and realized that route went down the southern flank. That said, the northern flank was pretty well traveled and marked.
The return on Peralta was pretty routine.
A few sprinkles here and there, but I avoided any real rain until after I was back on the road home. |
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