The Burrito express
Posted: Sun Apr 04, 2021 3:28 pm
Today I hiked up Burrito Peak (point 2510, SW of Burro peak). Had vague plans to keep going to Burro and beyond, but it was hot, and I wasn't feeling it.
Starting at the Rincon fire station made the most sense. They had angry-looking no-trespassing signs, though, so I started at the OHV area instead. Burrito Peak is straight ahead:
I crossed the river at the OHV vehicle crossing. It's a vehicle ford, so there are no logs or rocks or anything, and I just waded across. Water went up a bit past the knee. On the other side of the river is a decent trail that contours to the left, and then climbs up. It's steep, but not brushy, and it really feels like somebody is maintaining it:
Half-way to the top, the trail joins the ridge, and I got even more suspicious that this is a trail made by humans not deer:
Then the trail climbs straight up the ridge, where the prize can be claimed
At the top, the trail ends, and travel in any direction is on deer tracks, as expected.
The views are good. To the SW is the Rincon-Red Box rd and the old powerline road that comes in from the E:
And to the E are Burrito, Macho Taco and Rattlesnake
Sean and Willie did this previously, and had apparently already found the trail. But now I just added it to openstreetmap, and in about 10 years or so, AllTrails will pick it up.
Starting at the Rincon fire station made the most sense. They had angry-looking no-trespassing signs, though, so I started at the OHV area instead. Burrito Peak is straight ahead:
I crossed the river at the OHV vehicle crossing. It's a vehicle ford, so there are no logs or rocks or anything, and I just waded across. Water went up a bit past the knee. On the other side of the river is a decent trail that contours to the left, and then climbs up. It's steep, but not brushy, and it really feels like somebody is maintaining it:
Half-way to the top, the trail joins the ridge, and I got even more suspicious that this is a trail made by humans not deer:
Then the trail climbs straight up the ridge, where the prize can be claimed
At the top, the trail ends, and travel in any direction is on deer tracks, as expected.
The views are good. To the SW is the Rincon-Red Box rd and the old powerline road that comes in from the E:
And to the E are Burrito, Macho Taco and Rattlesnake
Sean and Willie did this previously, and had apparently already found the trail. But now I just added it to openstreetmap, and in about 10 years or so, AllTrails will pick it up.
