This is the opposite end of the last trail from the west trailhead.
I wanted another 6 miles, but I didn’t know AllTrails gives you round-trip distances for out and back hikes with this trail; it does, so I only went a little over 3 miles. This was the complete opposite experience of the last trail as there was a slight decline starting the trail you had to climb up on the way back. I could have gone longer, but I apperantly give my feet time to heal and my heel blister started up again. So it ended up being just the right length.
The views were better than the last one and there were plans to build a Winter White House for the president at the top. Who knew?
Here’s the stats for this trip:
- Distance: 3.69 miles
- Time: 1:18:50 minutes
- Avg Speed: 2.8 mph
- Starting Elevation: 7,732 ft
- Elevation Gain: 525 ft
Here are the pics:
Trailhead
More Deer
Who knew?
New trail
