First my disclaimer- I planned this hike way before i went on a two-week cruise to Greenland. Let's just say walking laps around the ship and doing 4 miles at each port was not the same as hiking this trail. The trail is pretty straight forward. It is a mild-moderate grade until you get to the intersection with the Pine Mtn Trail. The step down from the junction was a little steep and slippery. It is a moderate to mild .2 miles to the junction with the loop. Remember that big rock step you just came down, you have to go back up. I- being older and wiser took the trail to the right because most of the reviews were to the left. The trail descends and then begins a gradual climb to the junction with the “high rock loop trail” The last 100 yards to this junction was fairly steep. A short turn to the right will get you to Mars Rock and some amazing views. I walked along the ridge, looked at my Gaia and Alltrails Topos that said I had somehow missed it on the way up. I backtracked the way i came until i was parallel with where the coordinates were and bushwhacked until I past it. I returned the same way I came from that point. O and that .2 mile that i told you about- let's just say I should have walked by the dessert portion of the cruise buffet.
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