5.2 mi to summit
10.3 mi total
9,284 ft start
3,232 ft gain
2 hr 47 min to summit
4 hr 57 min total
October 12, 2020. U.S. Highpoint 3/50. I was worried that this was going to be a really rough trail after I read trail reviews on AllTrails, but if you are an experienced peak bagger this trail is not an issue. Some roots and rocks did slow me down a bit, but it was not a slow crawl like other extremely rocky trails that I have been on. The false summits were kind of a bummer, every time I thought I was close it was a false summit. This trail was not crowded (compared to SoCal trails) and everyone was very friendly. When I got back, the parking lot was full of people going to the Aspen Nature Loop Trail to take fall photos.
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trekking poles, GPS device