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2,271 AEG |
| | Hiking | 4.00 Miles | 2 Hrs | | 2.00 mph |
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| no partners | | Absolutely gorgeous drive. The mountains there are absolutely beautiful. About 3 hours from Tucson to the trailhead.
We ran into snow on the road about 1/4 mile below the trailhead and needed our 4wd to get the rest of the way up. The trail was still partially snowed in, but we picked our way through. Beware, this winter was not kind to the trail. We spent about half our time breaking branches off the fallen trees laying across the trail so that we could get through. Probably atleast 20 fallen trees in the first 2 miles of the trail. We made it to Blue Jay Ridge, but lost the trail in the saddle. The description says the trail picks up again on the east side, but the snow was probably 14 inches deep on the east side, and we decided to turn back, as the trail traverses a very steep grade, and the snow made sliding very probable. We are going to return in a few weeks to finish the loop, after some more warm weather takes care of the snow.
Totally recomend this hike, it was well worth the drive even though we didn't complete the loop. |
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