8 miles of hiking • 3250' elevation gain •
Went for half the day up the mountain in my in laws back yard. No car needed! Walked the neighborhood streets until I hit open space, used trails, drainages, and ridges to access the lower southern summit. Unfortunately, the mountain is popular with the ATV and target shooting crowd so I picked my route carefully to avoid the ATV routes. Did this by side-hilling rather than take ridges, ascend deep hidden gulleys and drainages, and take steep rough ridges where there were no trails or roads. By doing so, I had as good of a "wilderness" experience as possible up the mountain. Going down on a different route for the most direct way to the house one has to follow ATV-ridden ways, but I encountered none. Despite that, always worth it for the solitude and great views
