EISPIRATEN

29.8 miles, elevation gain 10,619ft, elevation loss 14,435ft, average slope 13%. Highest point 8,483ft, lowest point 746ft. Take a guess at how long it's going to take me to cover this route. A fair amount of cross-country travel with some easy bushwhacking and the usual amount of loose slopes.

Carrying about 40lbs +/- of gear.

18h 34m 45s.

~16 hours

Between 13 and 14 hours, the cross country travel will make it slower than trail miles so that adds extra time, the ridge travel and runnig will allow you to make up sometime but not enough to bring it under twelve, best guess, solo or one other person?

Be safe and email me the itenarary just in case and a drop dead time to hear from you, you can never be to safe

12-14.5 hours seems to be the average from everyone I've asked. I'm shooting for 12, happy with 15, injured with more.

Starts north of Mt Islip, ends in Azusa.

Now all I need is a ride to the trailhead...

TacoDelRio wrote:Now all I need is a ride to the trailhead...

What day? What time?

Not sure yet, but probably saturday or sunday. I've got a ride from the end of the route.

Ah, no luck then...I'll be heading to Wanker this weekend. But might be heading up the ACH in the next few weeks.

Probably not going this weekend anymore. One of these days!

Thanks HikeUp!

Possible change of plans. Check PM for possibilities!