Ravens Ridge Hike – 6/12/2016

The Hike

Ravens Ridge.Jay.2016-06-12

Wow, what a  hike.  The highest and greatest elevation gain yet this year.  And our first foray into the Sangre de Cristo mountains.  The hike begins Ski Santa Fe parking lot and proceeds -up-.

Statistics

Total Distance: 4.09 miles
Elevation: 10,262 start, 11,809 maximum, 10,262 minimum
Gross gain: 1,547.  Aggregate ascending 1,706, descending: 1,720
Maximum slope: 41% ascending, 53% descending, 15% average
Duration: 3:45

If you haven’t explored these hiking tracks with Google Earth, I urge you to try it. With the virtual 3-dimensional presentation, achieved by panning and tilting the view, you can get a much better idea of the hikes and terrain than you can get from the screenshot above. For some ideas, check out  Using Google Earth Track Files.