Completed a counterclockwise loop starting at the Beverly Turnpike trailhead, up Bean Creek, over to Stafford Creek via Standup Creek, up to Navaho Pass, along the County Line trail over Wrong Turn Peak (Pt 6658) to the Hard Scrabble trail (with side trip up to Bean Peak), and after a short bit on the Fourth Creek trail, back to the start on the Beverly Turnpike trail.
Access. The N Fork Teanaway Rd was in good condition, but washboarded. The short spur trail to the trailhead had some dips that would require a lot of care with a low-clearance car, plus there was a generous helping of pointy rocks on the road. There were ~20 cars in the parking lot (and pullouts) on Sunday at 10am, with space for another 10 or so.
Conditions. No significant obstacles on the trails. Signs of recent stock use almost along the entire route, with the exception of the County Line trail. The County Line trail didn't appear to be very maintained, but had seen enough recent use to make it not too hard to follow (incl frequent cairns). The scree slopes on either end of the Hardscrabble Creek basin weren't too bad, thanks to a bit of recent moisture. The climber's trail up to Bean Peak didn't require much scrambling; when in doubt, climber's right seemed the better option.
Water. The streams were all running, but none enough to risk wet feet when crossing.
Flora & Fauna. Minimal berries or fall colors, apart from a few small larches. No bugs.
Crowds. Encountered 3 parties along Bean Creek, 2 on the way up towards Earl Peak, none on the Standup Creek trail, 8 on the Stafford Creek trail, 3 on the County Line trail, and none on the Hardscrabble, Bean Peak and Beverly Turnpike trails.
Comments
Maddy on Bean Peak, Standup Creek, County Line, Hardscrabble Creek, Beverly Turnpike
Ejain, I'm curious as to why you post an empty trip report with TBD. I like your reports. Just a disappointment to open an empty shell. Why not just wait and post when you have time to complete it?
Posted by:
Maddy on Sep 21, 2020 06:46 AM
ejain on Bean Peak, Standup Creek, County Line, Hardscrabble Creek, Beverly Turnpike
Empty shell? There's already a lot of useful information in this trip report! :-)
Posted by:
ejain on Sep 21, 2020 11:03 AM
ejain on Bean Peak, Standup Creek, County Line, Hardscrabble Creek, Beverly Turnpike
Hope this trip report fully meets your standards now!
Posted by:
ejain on Sep 22, 2020 12:40 AM
ngie on Bean Peak, Standup Creek, County Line, Hardscrabble Creek, Beverly Turnpike
Maddy: I can’t speak for Ejain, but I’ve been filling out partial trip reports on long drives back from trails. My hope is that partial details might be useful to folks who are planning on heading out before I complete my full trip report.
Posted by:
ngie on Oct 21, 2020 09:27 AM