|
| | | |
| |
|
| Hiking | 18.60 Miles |
2,986 AEG |
| | Hiking | 18.60 Miles | 8 Hrs 22 Mns | | 2.53 mph |
| 2,986 ft AEG | 1 Hour 1 Min Break | | | |
|
|
| |
| Partners |
|
[ show ]
| partners | | Tracie the Intrepid and I had been to Myrtle Point once before, about 2.5 years ago, and we were looking for a hike to do up on the Rim, so we decided to go there again. I had never been on the Myrtle Trail before, and had never been on the section of the Highline Trail between the Fish Hatchery and the Myrtle Trail, so I decided to make a loop hike out of it; actually I got the idea from a hike that @hikerdw did earlier this year.
We started west on the Highline Trail, and we were on the trail for about 8.5 miles until we got to the Myrtle Trail. The first few miles of the Highline Trail were really nice -- we were hiking on smooth red rocks, and it reminded me of being in Sedona. After a few miles the trail was a bit less interesting, and there was a bit of uphill to get to the Myrtle Trail.
The Myrtle Trail was a nice trail to take up to the Rim. It was a bit steep, but there were a few switchbacks and for the most part the trail followed the contour of the mountain getting up to the top.
Once on the Rim, we took the Rim Road and the General Crook Trail to FR 300C, the turnoff to Myrtle Point. It was an easy walk to Myrtle Point from there. The views are nice at the highpoint, although I like being up on Promontory Butte better.
Once back at the Rim Road-FR 300C junction, we took the Rim Road for aways, and then bushwhacked for a bit, and followed some other forest roads and logging roads to the Babe Haught Trail, which took us back to the starting point.
This hike was longer than what I expected it to be. The temperature was warmer than normal and there were no clouds in the sky and very few trees, so there was lots of sun exposure. If I ever did the hike again, I'd pick a cooler day!
I enjoyed the hike, but if you only want to bag Myrtle Point, there are shorter and easier ways to get there. |
|
Autumn Foliage Observation None
We saw a couple of trees with some fall color, but that was about it; however, there were very few hardwoods, so there are better places to go for seeing fall foliage. |
|
| _____________________
| Civilization is a nice place to visit but I wouldn't want to live there |
| | |
|
|
|
Route Editor
Route Scout
Route 
Nice flow!
. I didn't want to go down the Babe Haught with the lightning strikes (not to mention a slick trail). There's a section of the trail that goes straight out with drop-offs on either side and you’re the tallest thing. I would have made the perfect lightning rod 
. So I hung out on the rim as long as I could. I waited until the rain started to ease up and headed on the Babe Haught. The trail was a stream. When I got to the drainage's, the water was a foot to foot and a 1/2 deep. By the time I came to the edge of the forest the rain stopped and wind was bitter cold. On one of the switchbacks down there was a cool 200 foot waterfall. It was about a 1/4 mile from the trail and too dark for any pictures. The lightning was striking to the south. It was pitch-dark when I got to the TH.
