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| - The view from the top was absolutely amazing! Absolutely worth the trek up. We arrived to the trailhead at about 6:15 this morning to find an almost already full parking lot. We started hiking around 6:30 and got back to the parking lot around 10am. I'd estimate around 2 hours was spent on the way up, 30 minutes at the top, and 60 minutes coming down. Trail begans relatively flat and continued as so for about a mile. We found it very easy to veer off the trail into the gully to the right, which would eventually lead to an extremely steep climb towards the end. There was a particularly confusing section about 2/3 of the way up where there were 3 different paths with none marked particularly clearly. The paths to the left and right both lead in odd directions, but if you continue up the steeper climb behind the "trail" marker, you will find the trail. Towards the top, teal and white spots will mark where you should be following, which was definitely helpful. After the mid-climb, the trail is pretty flat until the Saddle. We took the "Hard" route up, which ended up being very similar to the steep midpart of the trail. The view at the top was spectacular! On our way down, we accidentally took a very odd path down the middle of the Saddle, which led to a bit behind the split. Overall, the hike is always great. We would undoubtedly do it again, and again. Highly recommend and definitely worth the rating of 5 plus stars for the accomplishment of being able to enjoy the spectacular views of the Las Vegas Valley.
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