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| Hiking | 4.52 Miles |
1,200 AEG |
| | Hiking | 4.52 Miles | 5 Hrs | | 0.90 mph |
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| no partners | | This trail is only accessible via high clearance 4wd and there is a spot on Cherry Creek road, soon after you pass Devil's Chasm that is washing out on one side and with a boulder on the other. It's a tight fit... I'm wondering how many strong men it would take or what kind of other solution it would take to move the boulder. If your car's wheel's have no road to ride then uh oh. There's a few branches protruding onto the road and it may not be a bad idea to bring some clippers if you want to avoid trail rash. This was on the case in the +-1 mile of Devil's Chasm area.
We went out on balmy June 12th.. It was so hot the flowing Cherry Creek wasn't even refreshing! There was *no one* else on Forest road 203 that day. It was pretty cool to be there when it was that secluded.
This is a rough, unmarked trail and the reward at the end is well, well worth it. We did not stop at the pueblo sitting atop the little plateau which is just west of the cliff dwellings but hope to do so next time. We saw quite a bit of bear scat on the trail. Hard to tell how old it was given that I'm sure the sun would dry anything up pretty quickly in that weather.
A top notch, hardy hiker who is good at route finding will do fine on this adventure. The elevation decline, then incline, then decline, then incline is a doozy! |
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