The Ballantine Trail to The Boulders

I started my hike on the Ballantine Trail at 9:14 AM. Twice I have hiked this trail to Boulder Flat, but this time I went off-trail to The Boulders. After hiking for 2 hours and 10 minutes I reached Boulder Flat at 3.5 miles. From there I followed the Ballantine Connector Trail south a short distance to The Boulders where I left the trail. The terrain was easy walking and climbing, except for the occasional cat claw that was easily avoidable, but sometimes I still got snagged. First, I climbed up two small boulder peaks, and then I headed to The Boulders. After 4.7 miles I arrived on the 3,881-foot summit. It was 1:15 PM. After a break I headed back to the trailhead at 1:43 PM. Then I arrived at my car at 4:07 PM. My hike was 8.8 miles round-trip, and it took me 6 hours and 52 minutes.

 

Two Peaks - Goldfield Mountains

I started my hike at 10:28 AM from AZ 88. I reached the four-way trail junction in 18 minutes. Then I was on the summit of the first small peak at 11:20 AM. At that point I was 1.5 miles from my car. After that I climbed to the summit of the second small peak. At 12:24 PM, I headed back to my car. My 3.2 mile round-trip hike was 2 hours and 40 minutes.