Furnace - Austin Mountains trails

 

I hiked Furnace - Austin Mountains trails in the southern section of SNP with friends for 13.25 miles with 3000 feet elevation gain in a cool and sunny day. We revered the direction of the hike to cross the high water level stream at the end of the hike. I ended up walked barefoot via the stream and the water was cold! We came across a few trail runners.

We stopped by a winery to drop off one hiker, but I didn’t drink there. Rather, I ran 2 miles around the winery. After grocery shopping, I ran 4.75 miles near my house to complete my 20 hike/run mile weekend goal.