Hidden Way Loops - 1.10.2025
We parked at the very popular paved parking lot for the Hidden Valley Nature Trail in Joshua Tree National Park.
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The first tenth of a mile goes through a very narrow section of the trail... but the trail is in excellent condition.
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After hiking a tenth of a mile we have reached the very open section of the popular one mile loop trail... and we are starting the loop in a clockwise direction.
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After hiking the loop for approximately a half mile we are looking back where we entered the open section of Hidden Valley in the center of the photo.
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After hiking the half mile in the very popular loop of Hidden Valley we have left the popular section of the trail and headed NW in what I call the hidden section of Hidden Valley.
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Continuing to hike NW in the hidden section of Hidden Valley... left-to-right, Star Dancer, Bear Belle, Denali Girl and Ranger Steve.
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A popular sport climbing wall in the hidden section of Hidden Valley... on the back side of Hemingway.
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A close-up taken of 4 climbers on the wall from the previous photo.
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We are on the west side of Hemingway in the hidden section of Hidden Valley... continuing to hike NW.
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I'm looking back at Ranger Steve in the middle of the photo... the terrain does require a little scrambling in the hidden section of Hidden Valley.
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We have come out of the hidden section of Hidden Valley... here looking back at it.
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Bear Belle and Denali Girl on the west side of Hemingway... roommates in high school.
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Continuing to hike around the north side of Hemingway.
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Now on the east side of Hemingway... with climbers up there in the sunlight.
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We have pretty much closed the Hemingway loop portion of our hike and getting ready to re-enter the hidden part or Hidden Valley.
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Ah yes... looking through the gap at the moon.
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Working our way over to close the Hemingway loop portion of our hike.
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Working our way over to close the Hemingway loop portion of our hike.
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Back in the wash in the hidden portion of Hidden Valley... now tracing our steps back to the very popular Hidden Valley Loop Trail.
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Back in the wash in the hidden portion of Hidden Valley... now tracing our steps back to the very popular Hidden Valley Loop Trail.
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Almost back to the very popular Hidden Valley Loop Trail.
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We have returned to the very popular Hidden Valley Loop Trail... and we will continue hiking clockwise to complete the loop that we started earlier in the day.
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Closing the very popular loop in Hidden Valley.
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Closing the very popular loop in Hidden Valley... heading for where we entered the loop out there in the left-center of the photo.
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Done with the loop and only a stone's throw from our car... the hike was a total of 3.2 miles, gaining 281 feet of elevation.
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