Mt. Lowe Railway Loop Tour - October 24, 2005 - Member Trip Report
| Hike Name: | Mt. Lowe Railway Loop Tour |
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| Country: | United States |
| State: | California |
| Trip Rating: |  |
| Trip Date: | October 24, 2005 |
| Duration: | 7 hours, 20 minutes |
| Trail Conditions: | Excellent |
| Trail Traffic: | Light to Moderate |
| Trip Weather: | Cloudy, Fog |
| Trip Winds: | Light |
| Trip Precipitation: | None |
| Trip Temperature: | High: 51-60, Low: 41-50 degrees Fahrenheit |
| Trip Report: | Hit the trailHead at Cobb estate (8:00) The Sam Merrill Trail was under the cloud level. Views were good until Echo Mountain. (9:10) Looked around Echo Mountain site 15 minutes. Left site for Railway bed (9:25) Cape of good hope (9:40) Took my time to read all of the historical markers along the way. Traffic not too heavy because the fog was thick at this level. Mt. Lowe trail Camp (11:15) Moved ahead because people were shooting (yes, shooting) at the edge of the trail camp. Lunch on part of upper Sam Merril Trail (11:20) Took Summit WEST trail(11:35) VERY Foggy, some trail washout due to heavy rains early in season. Summit(12:30) No View from summit due to fog, twisted Knee on ascent. Rested knee 20minutes getting stiff so I started down. Took east trail back(12:50) Hit fire road hiked to Inspiration point(1:10) No view here spent 10 minutes hit castle canyon trail(1:20) Castle Canyon was wet, slippery, and had some washouts. Knee is not good at this point. Pressed on. Reached Echo Mountain 2Mi. (2:20) Knee better on wider better graded trail. Took Sam Merril down 2.5mi moved quick to keep knee limber Hit the Gate(3:20) Total Milage with Summit=14.5 Knee healed up good, nothing serious, didn't need an airlift. |
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