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Hiking time: This is based on my normal hiking speed, which is a blazing 2 miles/hour.

Topos: The topo or topos listed here are the ones that cover the area you’ll be hiking in on this particular trip. As all the listed topos are 7½’ topos, I shan’t bother to repeat “7½’” for each listing. Topos are strictly optional for the very easy and easy trips but are strongly recommended for the other trips.

Trail map

Only listed if the map cannot be found near the “Description.” See the end of this chapter for the trail map conventions.

Difficulty and suggested shoes

A trip’s difficulty is based first on total distance and second on cumulative elevation gain and rate of gain. Let’s say that the elevation gain is negligible to moderate (it’s never steeper than about 500 feet/mile for any significant distance). In that case:

A very easy trip is 1 mile or less.

An easy trip is more than 1 mile but not more than 2 miles.

A moderate trip is more than 2 miles but not more than 5 miles.

A strenuous trip is more than 5 miles.