High Ground Traverse

by Brian Sather, created 05/15/2011 - 7:35pm, updated 05/22/2011 - 9:44pm

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Distance: 5.4 mi. / 8.6 km
Altitude (max): 3744 ft. / 1141.22 m
Altitude (min): 3145 ft. / 958.572 m
Elevation Gain: 1306 ft. / 397.988 m
Elevation Loss: -1602 ft. / -488.352 m

Season:

April - December

This track starts at the Owsley Canyon Trailhead and goes to the Igo Lane Trailhead. It stays high enough that it is usually the first MTB trails that dry out in MERA. Note that the North West section of trails on this map is likely doomed because of Archery Range expansion.

Pictures from High Ground Traverse

^ The beginning of upper section of skills trail, on the north side.

^ Coming down the ridge on Skills Trail.

^ Rad's Super Berm at the bottom of Skills. Go big or go home.

Unit Conversion Note: for a quick conversion of metric to statute enter the following examples in google "5.5 km in miles" or "800 m in ft" (for elevation) but substituting the provided data.