Mont Oueghi

Distance: 4.3 km.  Elevation low/high/total: 79/508/446 m.
Difficulty:6.2/10.  Scenic: 8.0/10

Beautiful crisp early Sunday morning hike.  A solo ascent but one that is fine done alone.  A small picture album can be found here and the gpx track is here.

Been awhile since I got out on a hike so when I saw the blue skies this morning (surprising given the absolute deluge we endured much of last night), I was on the road by 7 AM.  The trailhead is located almost directly across the street from the water source of Plum/Mt. Dore.  The hike is about 1.2 km along a ambling foothills and then a km scramble up a steep path of smooth and slippery rocks.  And in the morning it's directly into the sunlight.  But the views are gorgeous from the top and I summited, had lunch, and was back at the car before noon.  Not a hike for children but a good one for budding enthusiasts.  And a trip to the fresh water source fountains to fill the water bottles afterwards is a nice reward.