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Nov 9 Piedras Grandes to Carrizo Gorge
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harmono Posts: 71
11/8/2012
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I'm planning a trip out to Anza-Borrego possibly a hike from Piedras Grandes to Carrizo Gorge via an un-named canyon that seems to cut through the range directly to the Carrizo Gorge area. I might check out the tracks if I have enough time, and energy and this route works. From what I can see if I started hiking from the wash just north of Piedaras Grandes and took the north fork of this canyon it would be only 1.5 miles to the train tracks. And the max elevation would be 2400-2600 feet as opposed to the Mortero Palms route that takes you as high as 3400 feet? I don't know if anyone has tried this or if there is an existing path there. It looks do-able, and seems like a relatively safe and easy way to get to the Goat Canyon Trestle.
I have created a Google Map of the path. I am showing the usual Mortero path in yellow, if you look just north of Piedras Grandes, and the wash that goes west of there, there is a green line that cuts through the range. Look at it on a topo map. Not sure if there are any obstacles there?
In the map I have also highlighted the train track in blue up to the Goat Canyon Trestle, and in red after the Goat Canyon Trestle.
edited by harmono on 11/8/2012
<em>edited by harmono on 11/8/2012</em>
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IMG_1032 by harmono619, on Flickr
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