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Chiquito and Viejo Tie Loop, CA
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| Hiking | 15.30 Miles |
2,650 AEG |
| | Hiking | 15.30 Miles | 7 Hrs 9 Mns | | 2.65 mph |
| 2,650 ft AEG | 1 Hour 23 Mns Break | 15 LBS Pack | | |
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| no partners | | | I had most of a day to kill so I decided to hike the Chiquito, San Juan and Viejo Tie Trails in Cleveland National Forest along the Ortega Highway. This is really a beautiful hike but probably best done in the winter or Spring. Beautiful Canyons with large Oak Trees and Water falls. I started out at the San Juan Loop Trail and hiked in a clockwise direction to the Chiquito Trail. This trail starts at the mouth of Morrell Canyon where it meets with San Juan Creek. Pleasant walk up Morrell Canyon and then heads west over a ridge to Lion Canyon, nothing to strenuous. Once in Lion Canyon the trail heads all the way up the canyon and ends at a junction with the San Juan Trail. Lion Canyon is worth the hike in itself because of all the Oak Trees and creek vegetation, but there is also a water fall called Chiquito Falls that is worth seeing. There was only a trickle of water when I was there but in Spring it would be something to see. Winter and spring you won't have to deal with the bugs either. Once up on the San Juan Trail I headed west over to the Viejo Tie trail and took that back down to the Chiquito Trail that connects up in Lion Canyon. This Hike was pushing my limits but I didn't know it until over half way through the hike, you can't say that's enough so you have to keep going. The temperature in the canyons in the shade was about 90 to 93 degrees but on the south facing slopes it was much hotter (99+). The humidity was high so along the hotter sections of the trail there was no way for the body to cool down, ended up stopping quite often to just cool off. Had plenty of water and electrolytes but I new if I pushed it I could end up with heat Exhaustion. Luckily with a couple of 15 minute cool down periods I was able to finish the hike without to much issue, just took me the whole next day to recover. Was a great hike though. |
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