A canyon, two ridges and a mountain 😲

Here's one for more intermediate hikers.

A 7.5-mile circumnavigation of Rattlesnake Canyon encompassing one canyon, two ridges, and a mountain.

Meet at Rattlesnake Trailhead at 9:00am.

Stage One – Hike up to Gibraltar Rock - 2.75 miles, 1,825’ elevation gain

Stage Two – Walk up Gibraltar Road to the Rock Garden Trail (East - Not Camino Cielo) then on up to the peak of White Mountain - 1.75 miles, 650’ gain

Stage Three – Go to the end of Rocky Pine Ridge, 0.75 miles away, and explore for a while. (people with poor metabolisms can take the opportunity to have some food here too)

Stage Four – Drop down the front side of the ridge, through the Rattlesnake Connector saddle and up to Mission Ridge for our last stop.

Stage Five – Along Mission Ridge to Tunnel fire road then drop down the primitive trail back to Rattlesnake Canyon

Total distance is 7.75 miles with elevation gain of 3,485’ total (estimated)