Monte Cristo Falls Creek Falls Loop

Went bikepacking this last weekend with this route in mind: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/51411033. We ended up deviating from the plan and linking up with the Fire and Ice Loop, then down Falls Creek Falls back to the car. Bailed on the original plan because of the slower pace and the unknowns with the second half of the route.

My goal was to ride some sections of the Orogenesis route (Colemonti Crossing section). We were able to do some of the Monte Cristo section which kicked our butt. Overgrown, steep hike a bike, and a healthy amount of blowdowns. It's what I would have expected from a route created by Gabriel! I loved it, it reminded me of sections of the Oregon Timber Trail.