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Continuing, proceed upstream to quickly reach the confluence of Coyote Creek’s Middle Fork (left) and East Fork (right). Here Creekside Trail splits off to connect with Poverty Flat Trail Camp via the Middle Fork, a shorter return option. To complete the full loop, bear right up the East Fork and enter the lush world of the Narrows. There is no officially maintained trail through the Narrows, but a use path is generally obvious as it closely parallels the creek. This route requires crossing the stream in several places, and, depending on season and flow, this can be a rock-hop or knee-deep ford. In times of heavy rains the Narrows may become impassable—use caution.

Profuse spring wildflowers color the ground in this canyon environment, and soon you reach wide Mahoney Meadows Rd. and the start of Los Cruzeros Trail Camp near the confluence of East Fork Coyote and Kelly Creeks (6.2/1,230'). Bear left on Mahoney Meadows Rd. and cross the creek near the junction with Willow Ridge Trail (6.3/1,230'), a short distance upstream.