Mt. Wilson MTB Ride

After failing to reach the top of Mt. Wilson last month, I gave it another try on Saturday via a more direct route with less climbing. Along with Mike and Miles, started at the bottom of Chaney Trail at about 1,500 ft and made it to the antennas at 5,600+ ft.

Here's a Google Map with a few data errors:


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Here's an elevation graph:



A few photos from the trail:



A view of the antennas in the distance from the saddle near Inspiration Point.



Mike (with his new Blur LT) and Miles in front a rock-slide at the tunnel.



A view of the antennas from below.



An encouraging sign on the far side of the tunnel.

The ride was marred by a crash towards the end. Miles went over the bars in a rocky section near the bottom of the Merrill single-track and landed on his head. After the incident, we skipped the Sunset Peak single-track opting instead for the smoother Lower Merrill Trail. He went to Urgent Care the next day and got X-rays which luckily confirmed that nothing was broken. Gnarly.