Heliotrope Ridge — Saturday, Jul. 12, 2025

The road up to the trailhead was a bit rough with deep potholes. But manageable in my CRV. The trail was good and volunteers were working on clearing parts and adding dirt to areas. There were a few streams to cross. I recommend either waterproof boots (really high ones), change into some aqua socks or bare feet at the stream crossings or be ready to have wet hiking shoes. I went barefoot the first time and the water is freezing. Still got wet but it was a beautiful day and I dried quickly. On the way down I fell into the last stream and got my shoe wet. Wasn’t great but tolerable as I was half way down.
This was a moderate and very doable hike. Right at the raging stream is where I started noticing the elevation. But I forged on and the views were amazing!