Santiago Peak

took my dad three tries to get to trailhead, we had the wrong car the first time and a tire blow out the second time.

Started our 24 mile (out and back) hike just inside the Maple Springs gate.  Recommend parking further down the road to where the gravel starts

Santiago Peak may be lower in elevation compared to some of the other Six Pack Hikes but it makes up with its intense gain and

Nice long hike, this one. Got to the trailhead at 6am for a little dark hiking. Nice and steady incline on fire road so saw

Hikers beware, the start (and end) of this trail are brutal. With Holy Jim closed, this seems to be the best way up to Santiago

Wasn’t my favorite hike, lots of rocks and lots of instability.  We parked where the concrete turned to dirt on the trail, didn’t have a