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Beautiful Beautiful mountain peak. One of my favorites so far. Trail is not much fun, keep your head up for the views as much as you can but don't twist your ankle on the constantly shifting rock. Be very careful on the way to and from the peak. There is no trail demarcation, and hence and high propensity to lose direction. Be mindful of landmarks on your way up.
We started this mountain at about 1:30am to get a sunrise hike in with the ole GF. You guys know how it goes.
Anyways, we started and it was a bit wet and kinda cold maybe 50s since it was Aug 27th. We got up to newr the top around maybe about 4am and it was so cold she was freezing and we had to take a stop under some boulders to warm up and pull out the ole trust space blanket and heating pads to warm up for about an hour.
So anyways. After hudling under the wrong getting warmth we proceeded to go on closer to sunrise and we made the top.
It doesn't take to long to get to the top but just watch out for the cold and VERY Windy days like our day. Super easy hike and not so pretty on Shavano.
We failed to proceed for the other 14er across the way cause my gf didn't get to sleep the night before so she was exhausted. Definitely will come back and do a follow up review!
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9+ miles round trip to the summit. Great views and limited traffic on the trail. Add 2-3 miles for Tabeguache and be prepared for a little more challenging double if you plan to do both. Trail is well marked and clear almost to the summit. The last portion is a slight scramble but manageable.
Beautiful and nice. Don't get off the trail though. At the summit it can get really cloudy and easy to lose the path. Also there's a lack of stacks of rocks to show the paths. Nicely maintained though short of that.
Beautiful views along a consistently rocky trail. Overall definitely a 14er worth hiking for the views. The trail is not really treacherous at any point, but it is consistently rocky throughout, which makes it a hard slog for a full day's hike. Nonetheless, highly recommend! We also come in close proximity to some mountain goats crossing the trail a bit above the tree line!
