On a cool morning at the end of October the route was from Rose Hill to Tower Hill, with a loop route and some exploration. From Rose Hill Park I crossed over to the gully and took a single track (PC Trail) up through the hills. From there I followed a series of double tracks and single tracks around, then over Tower Hill, stopping at a few viewpoints. Many of the trails I have been running or hiking for 50 years and I chose to follow a favorite, down a gully on the east side back to a connector section, but then I looped up through an open grassland area toward Joyce Gulch. I chose a downhill zig-zag trail (more of the PC Trail) down to the main double track, then worked my way back to the parking area.
On this weekday morning there were a couple of hikers and a couple of bikers on the trails. Care must be taken on the downhill single tracks. I usually go off-trail on blind corners or swooping turns. The upper grasslands meadows are also grazing areas, so I don’t hike there in season. As always, I go quietly, leaving no trace.
Shared here are some photos taken on this 9.2 km hike.
- Click any photo for the album and captions.
- Rose Hill Loop (YouTube)
- Tower Hill Hike (YouTube)
