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Originally Posted by Alchemist2000
I saw the request for info about Rancherias Trail in another post. Rather than hijack that thread, I thought I would ressurect this old thread and hope some of you experienced with the Rancherias Trail would chime in. We are contemplating a possible trip out there over spring break. I contacted the leader of the group from the Dallas Sierra Club (I am not a member and do not know any of them personally) that did the Rancherias Trail hike over Thanksgiving. He thought that the hike would be too hot over spring break (mid-March) since there is so little shade. Any thoughts from those of you that have done this hike? I was also anxious to know how it compared physically to something like South Rim in Big Bend. We enjoyed that trip tremendously, but I wasn't in as good a shape as I should have been. Finally, where do you go for good topo maps of a hike like this? I have the topo maps that go with MapSource (for my Garmin gps), but I don't think they are detailed enough for this type of hike with a trail that is apparently not very easy to follow.
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I hiked the Rancherias trail in April of last year.
It's not the heat it's the humidity! I really though it felt fine. I would not hesitate to do it again that time of year. There are all sorts of rock outcroppings for shade when needed.
I felt it was ther most beautiful hike I had taken. So rugged, beautiful and isolated. I would rank it as one of the harder hikes I have done. Lots of loose rock and plenty of steep hills etc. Water sources are consistant.
We got a maps at the State Park office for about the same as on line.
Leave the gps and rely on the cairns, it keeps it interesting. A little backtracking never hurt anyone!!
I would add...be in shape as one of our group can attest to!
Umm, I shouild have scrolled up and looked at the topic? Oh well it's written now!