Completed devil's dome loop on July 5th. The June 16th trip report described the trail well, so I won't repeat it. The snow is essentially gone, just a couple patches. Parking at east bank is the way to go, so you don't have to ford the river.
There were quite a few blow downs and the trail was fairly overgrown in sections. This didn't make the trail hard to find or interfere too much with the experience, but it was difficult to run some of the overgrown sections and so my time was a couple hours slower than I expected for the miles and vert profile.
Also, there were a number of unmarked trail junctions, so be sure to have a reliable map!
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trexx on Jackita Ridge, East Bank Ross Lake, Devils Dome Loop, Devil's Ridge
Hey, I was wondering about the water up there. Were there plenty of water sources? And if there were, do you think those would still be viable in the next three weeks? Thanks!
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trexx on Jul 08, 2019 06:41 PM
Mel-odramatic on Jackita Ridge, East Bank Ross Lake, Devils Dome Loop, Devil's Ridge
I carried 2L and refilled once before exiting devil's pass and once about 7 miles before thr finish. I thought the water sources were pretty frequent, but I wouldnt expect any water above 5k or 6k feet elevation and conditions will change quickly now that the snow is melted.
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Mel-odramatic on Jul 09, 2019 06:32 PM
Hiker 101 on Jackita Ridge, East Bank Ross Lake, Devils Dome Loop, Devil's Ridge
Hello was the creek low enough to ford?
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Hiker 101 on Jul 08, 2019 06:52 PM
Mel-odramatic on Jackita Ridge, East Bank Ross Lake, Devils Dome Loop, Devil's Ridge
I parked at east bank where there is a bridge, so there's nothing to ford
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Mel-odramatic on Jul 09, 2019 06:30 PM