July16th 2025
It’s been a long time since I walked a different route
Although I have done many hikes along other ridges in the area not this well named ridge. Starting from Mist Creek Day use area.
From Hwy 1 at the casino, it is about 80 Km to the right turn.
The trail leaves the parking lot and then crosses Hwy 40. Walk for about half an hour or so and watch out for a fork. There is a sign, but it points left. I think to do the whole ridge clockwise. Look very carefully because the trail is hidden with overgrown bushes. Further up it clears up and becomes an old wide road. Trail snakes up along the hillside at this point I am thinking this is not a ridge walk. Eventually the trail becomes single track, and a col is in site, up until this point no ridge walking. At the col DO NOT follow the trail into the trees. Turn right up the hill. Now at the top the ridge walk appears. By this time, it was 11:30 and we had gone 8.25 km. Not enough time to finish the whole ridge. At 2430 meters and another 1 km we called lunch. A 100m down climb was ahead. So, after a pleasant lunch we headed back.
I found this ridge walk to be too much waking in the tress. I like to be out in the open with the expansive views. I therefore am not recommending this hike.
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