Near Loop 2
Looking down into the valley.
Near Loop 2
Some bit spruce along the trail.
Near Loop 2
A large lean-to sits at the trail intersection.

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Loop 2

3.0 (1 Rating)
The most secluded of the loops at Kirk Hill.
0.9
mi
Distance
396
ft
Gain
moderate
Difficulty

Route Details

Flatter
Steeper
0.86mi
Distance
396ft
Elevation Gain
396ft
Elevation Loss
25%
Max Grade
5,995ft
High Point
5,617ft
Low Point
Path Type
Loop
Description
Stay left while hiking up the Kirk Hill Trail #428 and watch for the trail map kiosk. Turn left on a trail heading slightly down hill through some meadowed forest. The trail soon heads up through a drainage before going west and leveling out. When you reach a large pile of lodge-poles set up like a lean-to, you are reconnecting with Kirk Hill Trail #428. Stay right and head down hill to finish where you began.

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Contributors
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