We did the loop that starts in Chantry Flats and goes up via Sturtevant Trail (did the waterfall out n back), up to the summit, then came down Mount Wilson Trail to Winter Creek Trail.
I loved this trek! Most of it is in the shade. It’s exposed near the top. So beautiful and very cool to see the old cabins along the way.
TONS of gnats. It was annoying. They were really bad from about 3300 ft elevation to about 4500 ft.
There are some downed trees in the path on the trail down. Little bit of scrambling on rocks on our way up… the path splits at one point and you could do the Upper trail or the Lower trail. We took the trail that went right over the falls. I heard the other route is easier. But the trail we took was gorgeous!
We clocked 14 miles on the nose. Loved it.
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