13 miles of hiking • 4500' elevation gain •
From Aldrich TH, went around Aldrich West trail, dropped into Cedar Creek drainage and climbed Cedar Mt. At Cedar Saddle I followed an old road northwest where a rough trail materialized and descended into Hamilton Creek drainage. Once at the old RR grade, I followed a still-used ATV road for some time before ascending steadily until crossing the PCT before continuing on toward the saddle between Birkenfeld and Table. Followed Table's NW ridge to its summit and descended the Westway Trail and continued across the PCT and south along Cedar Ridge back to Cedar Saddle. Dropped into Hamilton Creek again along same rough trail and descended Hamilton Creek back to Cedar Creek and Cedar Falls. A rugged and rough figure eight of the area for sure!
