Cone Peak (CA)

Submitted by pbakwin on Mon, 01/15/2018 - 09:23am
Description

Stone Ridge is a spectacular 5.1 mile ascent to Cone Peak, with about 5k' of solid climbing, majority of which occurs at miles 2-4. The views on this trail are worth every step :)  

Brief description of Cone Peak from SummitPost:

Matanuska Peak (AK)

Submitted by pbakwin on Mon, 01/15/2018 - 09:14am
Description

Ross Henry posted the route:

Matanuska Peak in Palmer Alaska is one of the more prominent mountains in the area, and Alaska. According to Alaska.org. Elevation gain is: 5,670 feet. The round trip mileage is 8.2 miles. The start of the trail is on the south slope of lazy mountain and the trailhead is at then end of Smith Road. 

There has been a Strava thread going on here: www.strava.com/segments/9738584
But figured it is worth getting this on the FKT page.

 

Yosemite Falls Trail (CA)

Submitted by pbakwin on Sun, 01/14/2018 - 08:33pm
Description

Yosemite Falls Trail is "one of Yosemite's oldest historic trails (built 1873 to 1877)". The trail leads from the Valley to the top of North America's tallest waterfall, which rises 2425' above the Valley floor. The trail climbs about 2700' in 3.6 miles.