Wednesday, May 11, 2016

Evergreen & Morrison - Maxwell Falls and Red Rocks Trading Post

Today was a twofer.  Two hike for one.  I drove up to Evergreen to tackle the Maxwell Falls Lower Trail.

This is a heavily trafficked trail the follows Maxwell Creek up to a nice waterfall.


The forest area here is similar to the terrain at Alderfer -Three Sisters Park; there is almost no undergrowth amongst the Ponderosa Pine and Douglas Fir.


The highlight of the hike was the waterfall; but I have to say I think Bridal Veil Falls, Timberline Falls, Alberta Falls, and Macgregor Falls in RMNP are prettier.





Next on the day was down to Morrison to hike the Red Rocks Trading Post loop.  Again, this is a heavily trafficked loop in the heat of Red Rocks.  There were some wildflowers here.




A very short distance day.  I think I drove longer than I hiked.

Overall Track Statistics for Evergreen - Maxwell Falls,    608 data points

 Length 4.543 miles  :  Garmin Length 4.968 miles
 Start Elevation - 7764.40 feet
 Maximum Elevation - 8243.60 feet
 Minimum Elevation - 7746.75 feet
 Date of Hike - May 10, 2016
 Start Time - 09:52 AM
 End Time - 12:00 PM
 Total Duration -     2:08 hours:min
 Total Ascent - 1381.14 feet
 Total Descent - 1398.26 feet
 Net Ascent - -17.13 feet
 Maximum Grade - 22.29%
 Average Speed -  2.13 mph :  Garmin Average Speed  2.31 mph
 Maximum Ascent over Mile - 473.95 feet
 Maximum Speed over Mile -  2.63 mph
 Maximum Gain over Mile (%) -  6.82%

















 Overall Track Statistics for Morrison - Red Rocks Trading Post,    374 data points

 Length 2.934 miles  :  Garmin Length 3.002 miles
 Start Elevation - 6265.19 feet
 Maximum Elevation - 6267.42 feet
 Minimum Elevation - 5895.05 feet
 Date of Hike - May 10, 2016
 Start Time - 01:01 PM
 End Time - 02:09 PM
 Total Duration -     1:07 hours:min
 Total Ascent - 596.62 feet
 Total Descent - 599.77 feet
 Net Ascent - -3.15 feet
 Maximum Grade - 11.64%
 Average Speed -  2.60 mph :  Garmin Average Speed  2.63 mph
 Maximum Ascent over Mile - 357.94 feet
 Maximum Speed over Mile -  3.08 mph
 Maximum Gain over Mile (%) -  5.8








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