Fall Colors: Echo Trail / Little Falls / South Loop Trail / Echo Overlook

Please read the entire hike description. New participants will be required to sign a waiver similar to the Disclaimer below.

Questions: text Jim at 702-515-9824

📌 This up and back hike starts at Echo trailhead, goes up Echo Trail, detours to Little Falls, continues up South Loop Trail passing Fossil Rock, and ends at Echo Overlook.

On the way, we'll pass through colorful aspens that were planted to control erosion after the Carpenter Fire in 2013.

HIKE QUICK STATS:

• Trailhead: Echo
• Distance: 6 miles
• Elevation Gain: 1,500 feet
• Altitude: 7,600 to 9,100 feet
• Difficulty/pace: Moderately strenuous
• Class: 1
• Exposure: None
• Duration: 5 hours (includes hiking and driving)

GEAR:

• Hiking boots or trail shoes are required
• Trekking poles are optional but very helpful
• 2-3L of water, sun protection, snacks & electrolytes
• Carry a windbreaker, warm gloves and hat when hiking in the Mt Charleston area

Meet in Santa Fe Casino East parking garage 3rd floor, turn left, section 3F. There are two garages; one is visible from Hwy 95 (that is the wrong garage); the other is near the intersection of Lone Mtn Road and Rancho (that is the correct garage). We will form carpools for the drive to the trailhead. Each passenger is asked to pay their driver $5.

•• Disclaimer ••
Please be aware that your Meetup organizers are not tour guides and are not park rangers. Expect the same risks and take the same precautions you would take if you were hiking alone. You are solely responsible for your own safety and well-being. By signing up for and/or attending this Meetup event, you acknowledge, understand, accept, and agree that hiking and other outdoor activities can be dangerous and can cause serious bodily injury and possibly death. The organizers of this group and current and former members cannot be held responsible or liable in any way for the actions of any participant - including you - at any event. All attendees participate at an event at their own risk and are solely responsible for any damage to their property, and/or any injury to themselves or their guests. By signing up for this event, you affirm that you understand this disclaimer, and that you knowingly and voluntarily agree not to bring any type of claim arising out of or related to this Meetup event against the organizers of this Meetup group.