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After 2.4 miles on Center Flats Road, and only 300 feet overall elevation drop, I begin the steep hike down Walsh Trail

09607-walsh-trail-road-800p.jpg After 2 miles of dirt road from Sleeping Beauty, I ride 8 miles, mostly a bit downhill, to Ludlow, for lunch on old Route 66ThumbnailsAfter 20 minutes of hiking near the ridge line, I still have nice views down into the canyonAfter 2 miles of dirt road from Sleeping Beauty, I ride 8 miles, mostly a bit downhill, to Ludlow, for lunch on old Route 66ThumbnailsAfter 20 minutes of hiking near the ridge line, I still have nice views down into the canyonAfter 2 miles of dirt road from Sleeping Beauty, I ride 8 miles, mostly a bit downhill, to Ludlow, for lunch on old Route 66ThumbnailsAfter 20 minutes of hiking near the ridge line, I still have nice views down into the canyonAfter 2 miles of dirt road from Sleeping Beauty, I ride 8 miles, mostly a bit downhill, to Ludlow, for lunch on old Route 66ThumbnailsAfter 20 minutes of hiking near the ridge line, I still have nice views down into the canyonAfter 2 miles of dirt road from Sleeping Beauty, I ride 8 miles, mostly a bit downhill, to Ludlow, for lunch on old Route 66ThumbnailsAfter 20 minutes of hiking near the ridge line, I still have nice views down into the canyon

In just 1.2 miles, Walsh Trail drops down 750 feet to Pacheco Creek then rises 450 feet up the other side of the canyon to Pacheco Ridge, below Walsh Peak (the grey, rocky peak straight ahead).