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| Hiking | 3.06 Miles |
353 AEG |
| | Hiking | 3.06 Miles | 1 Hour 21 Mns | | 2.32 mph |
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| partners | | After a big Saturday loop farther up canyon, we decided to complete the segment with a quick out n back from the crossing to our turnaround spot yesterday.
After 6 miles of canyon full of water yesterday, we were shocked to find no water at the crossing. I didn't remember that, but looking back at my photos from my last visit in 2007, it was dry then too.
I posted a route for this because while it is by no means perfect, it provides a few clues that the official route here does not. First and foremost, DO NOT begin by walking from the campground down to the creek. This is a straight clustereff. Instead, find the unmarked but visible use trail that leads upstream along the west slope straight off the campground loop. The track follows an old two-track for about 200 yards before making a much less choked crossing. If there's water here this will be at the end of a large pool. Once across the creek, the trail becomes much more obvious for the next stretch.
My route also includes waypoints in the general vicinity of the next crossings. You might need to pick a spot that doesn't align with my recorded track if there's water in the creek as some pools may be waist deep or more in the locations where I crossed when dry. But the track generally shows where the best route exists on either bank.
There's next to no option at all approaching Elk Rub and you'll have to fight through whatever brush looks least problematic. From Elk Rub to Durfee a route follows the east bank, though it certainly gets a little thick for a stretch here too.
As others have mentioned, the path from the campground to Durfee is not a great experience, though we were able to make significantly quicker time on the return based on the lessons we learned on the way there. This canyon upstream from Durfee is a comparative delight, and much more enjoyable. |
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