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| Hiking | 14.65 Miles |
5,464 AEG |
| | Hiking | 14.65 Miles | 8 Hrs 54 Mns | | 2.07 mph |
| 5,464 ft AEG | 1 Hour 50 Mns Break | | | |
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| partners | | In 2015 we hiked San Jacinto Peak for Cactus to Clouds from the Palm Springs side. After that hike I was looking at the map thinking it would be fun to summit from the opposite side. Finally setup the hike and decided on starting from Marion Mountain Trailhead. There is a sign at the trailhead that says 5 1/4 to the summit but that's is clearly incorrect based on our mileage and what nearly every other post that we read indicated. So we just assumed around 15 miles for the day. 
Started hiking about 6am up the pretty steep climb right away. This hike is front loaded so the steepest stuff is in the first 3.5 miles. It's also chewed up in spots from erosion and the lack of trail construction doesn't help. However, if needing water there were several really good creeks to filter from. Eventually we reached the PCT junction which changed the trail into a super highway. Unfortunately we were only on the PCT for about 1/2 mile. We took a break at the junction to refuel for the second half of the climb.
After the break the trail was definitely better from the lower section. At around 5 miles we reached Little Round Valley campground which had some nice campsites. The campground is pretty high at about 9800 feet and we didn't see anyone camped although later we ran into a woman who said she was camped there. From Round Valley the trail was pretty nice up to the junction just below the summit where the trail intersects with the Tramway side.
Another 15 minutes or so and we reached the summit. Up to this point we had seen very few people but it was a Tuesday. Even better on the summit we had it all to ourselves. We spent a good 25 to 30 minutes break on the summit expecting someone would show up but that never happened.
After the break we hiked back down the same way we came up. We encountered a few more people still ascending but not many. Took one more break on the descent at the PCT junction. Overall great hike and happy that we were able to summit from the Idyllwild side this time. |
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