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| Hiking | 18.30 Miles |
3,800 AEG |
| | Hiking | 18.30 Miles | 3 Days | | |
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| no partners | | A group of seven hikers in the 40-60 age range did this hike in mid-July. The description by Boondoggle is very accurate. However, the first turn from trail 315 to trail 73 had moved about 1/2 mile closer to the trailhead. This made the hike down primitive trail 305 a little longer. Primitive is indeed a good description of this trail. Progress is very slow.
We camped at Grant Creek the first night, which was nice, but not spectalur. Got visited by a couple of bears.
The second day was very hot (above 90), which made this a long, hot, exposed hike, with a few nice views. Overall, this portion of the trip was more effort than reward.
Upon reaching KP creek, the scenery changed dramatically. A beautiful, cascading stream with a few nice campsites sprinkled along the way. We camped shortly after crossing the stream, as we were generally exhausted from the roughly six+ hours of hiking in the hot sun.
On the hike out, we ran into two rattlesnakes, and an abundance of poison ivy. KP creek is beautiful, and by far the outstanding portion of the hike. Some of us, due partly to fatigue from the previous day, stayed an extra night and enjoyed a lovely waterfall, and some well-deserved relaxation.
Overall, if you want to take a long, fairly strenuous hike in the Blue Range, this has a wide variety of terrain. For us, the long hiking days didn't leave much time to enjoy the area. Another choice might be to hike into KP creek, spend a couple of nights and explore the area along the creek. There's a lot to see, and it still involves a 2000 ft. elevation change, to keep it challenging. |
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