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| Hiking | 9.70 Miles |
3,950 AEG |
| | Hiking | 9.70 Miles | 4 Hrs 12 Mns | | 2.40 mph |
| 3,950 ft AEG | 10 Mns Break | | | |
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| no partners | | | Afternoon loop starting at Madera Canyon trailhead. Started up Super Trail, then turned onto Pipeline route to connect with Kent Spring Trail. Some decent fall color near Sylvester Spring. Butt-kickingly steep going up to Kent Spring as always. Interesting that Four Springs Trail is not signed at Kent Spring junction. Continued up Four Springs Trail to Shovel Saddle where I took a short break to admire the views. I took the social trail from Shovel Saddle up to Pine Saddle for the first time (nice little connector!), connecting with the Crest Trail at Pine Saddle. Pleasantly warm temps took a nosedive on the Crest Trail, and a few inches of snow lingered in north facing places on the Crest. I always enjoy the views to the east from the Crest Trail of the Santa Rita foothills and the distant sky island ranges of southeast Arizona. I reached Baldy Saddle at 4:30 pm, too late to summit Wrightson without hiking in the dark for a long time I figured, so I just started down Old Baldy Trail. Golden hour was certainly golden and beautiful, and alpenglow lingered long on Wrightson's crags and the Santa Rita crest as I descended. Only needed the headlamp for the last 20 minutes to the trailhead. Did not encounter any other hikers from Pipeline until I reached Baldy Saddle. A fantastic hike, wish I had time for stuff like this more often instead of all the short hikes I end up doing. |
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Kent Spring |
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| | | A bit of nasty stagnant water in the spring tub. I wouldn't bother with it, Sylvester Spring nearby is a much better choice. |
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Sylvester Spring |
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| | | Full spring box of clear cool water. | | _____________________
| "…you never know when a hike might break out" -Jim Gaffigan |
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