Black Mountain

Nice easy hike with a lot off shade areas

Due to traffic on the freeway, we didn't arrive at the Laura Court trailhead until after 9am. There were already several cars parked there. The

Started at Laura, which is a MASSIVE steep and unnecessary .6 miles to start (tried to start at rhus, but no parking available ). The

This was a challenging hike, with a humbling ascent. As the description noted, the first and last mile of the ascent are very challenging and

We knew it was a warm day so we wanted to start our hike on the earlier side. 5 of us met at the Woodside/280 Carpool Lot and then carpooled to the Rhus

June 8th, 2024 – my fifth hike of the challenge!   My Garmin tracked 15.28 miles and 3184 ft of elevation gain: https://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/15814771299   AllTrails