I took the Bluff Spring Trail to the east side of Bluff Spring Mountain. From the trailhead it was 2.7 miles to the junction of the Tarrapin Trail, and here I made a right turn staying on the Bluff Spring Trail. After 3.4 miles I arrived at Crystal Spring, and then followed occasional rock cairns up the historic Ely-Anderson Trail. Eventually the cairns end, but you can clearly see the summit 3/4 of a mile to the northwest. The hiking here is relatively level across the broad expanse of the mountain, and the summit is only 300 feet higher. After reaching the 4,152 foot summit I came down the much steeper west side, and connected with the Trarrapin Trail. The hike was 9.5 miles, and took me 8.5 hours. Earlier on the Bluff Spring Trail I had taken a wrong turn which was .4 of a mile round trip. So without the error the loop would be about 9.1 miles.
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| Peralta Canyon |
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| Bluff Spring Canyon |
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| Bluff Spring Trail |
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| Bluff Spring Mountain from Bluff Spring Trail |
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| Bluff Spring Mountain from Bluff Spring Trail |
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| Weaver's Needle |
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| Weaver's Needle |
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| Ely-Anderson Trail |
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| Ely-Anderson Trail |
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| Ely-Anderson Trail |
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| On the 4,152 foot summit. |
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| My 9.5 mile hike with a .4 of a mile mistake. |
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