After Work Adventures | Monday, July 1, 2024
I was originally planning to head up Lands End Road onto the Grand Mesa after work today so I could hike a section of the Palisade Plunge Trail, but as I was driving southeast on US 50 I saw some lightning in the direction I was headed and thought it would be best to turn around and come back another time when the weather was better. Instead, I returned to town and headed over to the Third Flats area of the Bangs Canyon Recreation Area where I hiked a short loop combining the Twist-N-Shout and Second Thoughts trails together. The temperature was in the low 90’s today, but it was cloudy enough with a nice breeze which helped keep the temperature comfortable enough for me. There were even a couple sprinkles of rain at times. Here are a couple photos from the short hike.
Hiking down the Twist-N-Shout Trail.
Second Flats
There was a nice overlook at the furthest end of the loop.
Grand Mesa View
Headed back to the trailhead on the Second Thoughts Trail.
Next time you make your way up Third Flats, Cedar Point Trail is a great newer trail. Can be accessed off of Rollover Ridge, or off Third Flats Road and works back to Billings Canyon Rd.
I’m slowly working on hiking all the trails in the area, so I’m sure I’ll get to it at some point! Come to think of it, I may have hiked part of it in April when I hiked up to Haystack 3, but I think the trail may have still been under construction at that time? https://adventr.co/2024/04/third-flats-cedar-point-road-to-haystack-3-point/