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Wildflowers blooming
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Mudholes
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Spring is here, finally. Lowland flowers are out and trails are beginning to dry a bit.
Military Road trail is...
Spring is here, finally. Lowland flowers are out and trails are beginning to dry a bit.
Military Road trail is muddy, very muddy up to the Little Creek junction coming in from the East side of the trail. But flowers are blooming, including phlox, bleeding heart and butter cup. The trail over Red Town Creek Dam has been graveled since my last venture in the area and is much nicer. Cave Hole trail/road is in good shape as is the Nike Horse Trail. About a 2 mile loop with 500 feet of elevation loss/gain.
Military Road, Red Town Creek, Cave Hole, Nike Horse Trail
— Feb 13, 2011
— Alpine Art
Day hike
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This is a short loop hike which was done counter clockwise, heading from the Sky Country Trail head to the...
This is a short loop hike which was done counter clockwise, heading from the Sky Country Trail head to the Military Road Trail and then via Red Town Creek to Cave Hole and the Nike Horse Trail to return.
The Military Road trail is in pretty good shape with some mud but nothing that can not be avoided with a bit of care. Red Town Creek has a section of trail with a serious mud area of 40 to 50 feet. Very gooey but short. The other trails; Cave Hole and Nike Horse were free of mud and easy to walk. My guess is that there is about 350 feet of elevation gain and loss in this loop with about 2 miles of walking. The weather on Sunday was great for this trip, a good way to begin the season. Day hike
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The weather was perfect for our hike up Cougar Mountain. We started out on the Red Town Trail and in...
The weather was perfect for our hike up Cougar Mountain. We started out on the Red Town Trail and in no time found ourselves at the Meadow Restoration Trail. We looked around but didn't go on it as we had our dog with us and the signed asked to keep pets out.
Just around the bend was the start of the Indian Trail. Many thanks to any volunteers that may have helped in this area. There were very well built turnpikes that looked recently installed. They are doing their job well, aside from the occasional pile of horse manure. We came up on the Quarry Trail next and decided to take it since we wanted to get a look at the falls. The switchbacks aren't to steep at all. There was only one noticeable problem where it looks like some of the outside edge of the trail got washed out a bit. Once up the switchbacks there is a large mud hole to avoid but there is a way around it worn in from use already. We then took the Coal Creek Falls Trail to get our view and start back to the parking lot. The falls didn't have to much water going over them but you can hear it as you approach. We passed a few others on their way to the falls all of which seamed to be enjoying the hike. Great time of the year with the weather like it is for a easy hike like this. Also with so many trails all over the mountain you can choose how long/challenging of a hike/jog you want. |
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