12 miles of hiking • 5000' elevation gain •
I think I hiked this in the reverse that others normally do: by going up Starvation Ridge, and coming down the Mt. Defiance trail. Higher up, some fall colors have started showing and everything was really wet. There was one person camping up near the radio towers, but otherwise empty on the trail. I was worried about slipping everywhere on my way down, but the trail was in good shape . . . only a couple of really slick spots.
Comments
Eric Peterson
hearts this trip.
jon
October 17, 2011
I agree! I'm not sure I'd enjoy going up the Mt. Defiance trail as much, seeing as it doesn't have too much of a break in steepness. Kyle went up in the snow earlier this year and got some good photos . . . makes me want to snowshoe it this winter.
Eric Peterson
October 16, 2011
That's the way I prefer, the ascent is spread out with that break on the longish flat area, nice! So no snow yet. I want to get up there on the first snow for the season...