10.2 miles of hiking • 1750' elevation gain •
We got out somewhat late so we wanted to stay close to home. Larch Mt. is a great hiking area and so we headed out to the Oneonta trail. The temperature at the start of the hike was in the mid 50's and cloudy. It felt great to hike in the cool air on a cloudy day. We headed out on the Oneonta trail and then cut into the Bell Creek trail. We'd only made it to the Bell Creek bridge on a prior hike and wanted to make it to the Horsetail Creek trail if time allowed. Bell Creek didn't have much water flow, but there were plenty of other small streams where water could be found. We only knew we were close to the Horsetail Creek trail when we heard other hikers talking. This couple were the only people we saw the entire day! It turned sunny out later in the day but still remained a bit cool under the canopy.
