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14.5 miles of hiking • 4250' elevation gain •

The perfect start to 2014 - sunny skies, warmish temps, and no snow or mud on the trails. Started at the Hamilton trailhead and wandered over to Little Beacon Rock before heading cross-country to the "cabin" and then up the ridgeline to gain the Hardy Ridge trail system. Climbed up the west side to Phlox Point (cold, windy, beautiful!) and descended on the east side to the mega bridge. Turned north to follow the jeep track to the Hamilton ridgeline and followed that to the summit, where it was also cold, windy and beautiful. Really nice sunset. Descended "More Difficult" trail to the car. A fantastic loop!

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Karl hearts this trip.