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Coldwater Loop, 28 July, 2024
Trip Summary:
- 9 Hikers:
Brent, Dave P, Dave W, David W, Dean, Deb, Jane,
Kamren, Ralph
- 28 miles to
Tony Grove backcountry trail head parking lot
- Started hike
at 8:50am
- At 10:24am,
the group split at the Bear Hollow Trail junction
(mile 1.5) with Dean and Jane heading west past
Coldwater Spring to overlook Tony Grove, while the
remainder of the group heading south towards Hansen
Pond.
- Recent heavy
equipment work at Hansen Pond was evident with the
clearing of the pond, and the creation of a new pond a
short distance to the south.
- At 11:14am
and 3 miles, Dave W left the south-bound group at the
junction of the Hansen Pond and Blind Hollow trails,
and headed toward Coldwater Spring via the Hansen Pond
Trail. The remainder of the group continued west
along the Blind Hollow trail.
- At 12:10pm
and 4.1 miles, the now west-bound group stopped for
lunch along the Mount Naomi Wilderness. About
the same time, Jane and Dean radioed that they were
leaving Coldwater Spring to meet back with Dave W at
the intersection (see http://www.cachehikers.org/Reports/Coldwater/Huggers2020.jpg).
- After lunch,
the larger group hiked northwards, roughly traced the
Naomi Wilderness boundary, and traveled an additional
2.9 miles to Coldwater Spring.
- Passing the
spring, the larger group split one last time, with 2
hikers descending the steep horse trail towards the
campground, and the remaining 4 hiking back past the
"tree hugging pond" to the trail head.
- Both
remaining groups met at the trailhead, completing the
hike at 2:26pm.
- Hiked about
7.4 miles with 1800 feet of ascent (5.4 miles with
1400 feet of ascent for Dave and 4.5 miles with 900
feet of ascent for Dean and Jane)
Thanks
to David for the text, David, Dave P, Dave W and Ralph
for photos, and David, Dave W and Ralph for GPS data.
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