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| Liz |
Vincent Gap to Islip Saddle?Now that Highway 2 is open, I'd love to hike from Vincent to Islip. Is looks like a 12 mile hike...has anyone done it? Or in reverse? Would you consider it moderate? My hubby and possibly a friend, will be with me, so I want to make sure it's moderate ,and not strenuous. I consider the Baldy Village Trail strenuous, and Vincent Gap to Baden-Powell moderately easy.I'd appreciate comments, as I'd like to do this on Tuesday. And yes, we will do a car shuttle since it's a point to point. Cheers! |
| AlanK |
It's a nice moderate hike. Enjoy! |
| Liz |
ThanksThanks, Alan K!I was hoping it was a moderate hike. I do tough ones on Saturdays and moderate ones on Mondays or Tuesdays. Cheers! |
| AlanK |
Eric reminded me that we did a hike form Islip Saddle to Mt. Baden Powell and back last year. The TR links to pictures of the area. We contemplated going down to Vincent Gap but opted out. |
| Hikin_Jim |
Liz, that's definitely a moderate hike. The hardest part is going up Baden Powell from Vincent Gap. There a couple of sunny, exposed sections, but even those aren't bad. |
| Liz |
CoolVincent Gap to Baden-Powell is VERY easy for me. I think it'll be a nice 12 miles hike with my hubby and my friend. My friend has never met my hubby, so we'll be socializing on the trail. |
| lilbitmo |
Great AreaLiz,That hike will be fun, I did it in the winter with Lucy in 2006 with 8 inches of snow on the ground from Islip Saddle to Baden and down, beautiful area, you will like it. It was so peaceful being out there with no one else and the road closed made it even quieter. Enjoy |
| Richard N. |
The hike is a nice one for sure. You have bathrooms at Little Jimmy and excellent water 1/4 mile before the camp. Fill up, no filtering required.
Not sure what would be the hard spots?? Going up Baden-Powell or up to Dawson Summit after Burnham? Once you past the cut off to Hawkins its all down hill from there. Remember, from Dawson Summit you can head north to Dawson Saddle and from there add Mt. Lewis in the mix. I have always done the round trip from Islip. It just seems a lot more fun, 18 miles rather than 13. No matter what, you will enjoy hiking the roof of the forest. Have a great time. |