Wednesday, May 21, 2014

Black Canyon of the Gunnison- Oak Flat Loop Trail (South Rim) [05-19-2014]

There aren't many established hiking trails in black canyon NP.  If you're really hardcore, you hike/climb/backpack the inner canyon, but I'm not quite on that level yet.

I chose the Oak Flat Loop Trail as my first hike because... well.... there aren't many options on the South Rim.  They're all under two miles.  Oak Flat Loop is a nice 2-miler, you get down a little bit into the canyon.  It's a nice mix because you don't feel like you're just strolling along, but the elevation changes are not too strenuous at all.  Definitely recommended: you get some really pretty canyon views.

Trail name: Oak Flat Loop Trail
Distance (RT): 2 miles
Elevation change: couple hundred feet at most
Time: 1 hr

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