Batchelor Hills – Orangecap Loop

Batchelor Hills – Orangecap Loop

Doug Smith  January 28, 2024 at 9:00 am

On a sunny mid-December morning the Batchelor Hills called for an 8 km hike.    We have hiked some of these routes for decades, but now there are a number of additional single track trails too, with new names, and some new routes.    For this day I chose to follow mostly old double tracks toward Mara Mountain, up and around a hill I have been calling Orangecap.    The top of the hill has rocky orange crustose lichens visible from a distance.    The newer single track is called the Bighorn Loop.  

The winter sun and a few clouds created a moody light over the sagebrush grasslands hills. 

From the top of Orangecap are wide views across the Batchelor Hills and beyond.  

A few of the views along the way are shared here.    Click an image for a lightbox view and a caption.

 

 

There are a number of loop options for this area and I will back to hike some of them over the winter months.  

A short video of the hike follows:

 

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