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Originally Posted by 01ACRViper
I went to the map room here at UT to look at the topos for the area, but as i figured, not much detail could be gained. does the trail use the canyons to get up into the bofecillos highlands? if so, how are the peaks up there? Oso Peak and Agua Adentro Mtn look close enough to the trail to do as a little side trip. would a bushwack to the solitario area in a day or 2 be feasable? i think it'd be a great trip to make your own way across the ranch
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The USGS maps don't show the trail, but they do show a vast network of old roads/jeep trails. On my 3rd day I got close to Oso Peak after visiting Upper Guale Mesa and looking off the cliff into Tapado Canyon following old roads. You could climb Oso Peak as a dayhike from Rancherias Springs if you took the direct route on the jeep road up the north Rancherias Ck drainage. The state park road and primitive car camping sites are just north of Oso Peak. You could get further into the Solitario from the park road. There is a lot of exploring that could be done and a lot to see on the old roads. The park literature says not to get off the trail because of private land holdings so it would be a good idea to research carefully first.