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Cougar Mountain: Big Tree Ridge Trailhead

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Day Hike - Cougar Mountain: Big Tree Ridge

Rising up to Spring 2025 mini-conditioning series. Not for beginner hikers. This is one in a series of eight Friday morning hikes with the goal of waking up winter muscles to prepare for Spring hiking in April and beyond. READ LEADER'S NOTES BEFORE REGISTERING

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Roseanne Lorenzana
Roseanne Lorenzana
Primary Leader
  • Easy/Moderate
  • Moderate
  • Mileage: 5.2 mi
  • Elevation Gain: 1,300 ft
  • High Point Elevation: 1,400 ft
  • Pace: 2.0 avg moving pace (as an avg this means some parts will be faster)
  • To register, your Mntnrs activities list must show that you hiked summer-fall 2024.  You will be removed from the roster if you do not meet this requirement.
  • This is not a beginner hike series. The expectation is that you are a seasoned hiker in adequate condition; except, like me, you haven’t done much hiking since 2024 summer/fall. This is your opportunity to organize your morning, your hiking gear and practice getting your prepared-self to the trailhead. Hikes in this series are 3-8 miles and 600’-2100’ elevation gain with a target 2mph average moving pace. The distance and/or gain progresses with each hike.
  • Mini-conditioning is the goal of this series of eight Friday morning hikes in February & March.  "Mini" means this is only one part of your overall conditioning for readiness for 2025 hiking.
  • If you’re a lot slower or faster than the stated pace, these hikes are NOT for you.
  • The full list of hikes, dates and stats can be viewed at this LINK
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Cougar Mountain: Big Tree Ridge Trailhead

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Required Equipment

Required Equipment

The Ten Essentials

  • Navigation
  • Headlamp
  • Sun protection
  • First aid
  • Knife
  • Fire
  • Shelter
  • Extra food
  • Extra water
  • Extra clothes
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