Much more than expected

Steep
Part of the Bartholomew Park trails are more steep than one might think. Lots of stairs help in places.
User: Austin Explorer - 1/18/2015

Location: Bartholomew Park

Rating: 4stars
Difficulty: 4stars  Solitude: 4stars
Miles Hiked: 2.77 Miles  Elapsed Time: 1 hour, 44 minutes

Comments:

Coppertone and I decided to try out this trail system towards the end of the day without knowing too much about it.  Turns out we were only about an hour and a half before closing time, so we were only able to do one of the two possible loops.  We'll have to come back for the rest later.

The hike turned out to be far more strenuous that expected.  There's lots of ups and downs along the trail, often with stairs.  We only encountered a couple of people on the trail in the upper elevations with a few more closer to the trailhead where the trail was more flat.



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