Ascent of Flagstaff-Southwest Ridge on 2021-01-12| Other People: | Solo Ascent
Only Party on Mountain | | Date: | Tuesday, January 12, 2021 | | Ascent Type: | Successful Summit Attained | | Motorized Transport to Trailhead: | Car | | Peak: | Flagstaff-Southwest Ridge | | Location: | Saint Martin/Sint Maarten | | Elevation: | 1214 ft / 370 m |
Ascent Trip ReportSo, this hike went exactly opposite of what I had expected. Many people approach from Pic Paradis which I had already climbed ~11 yrs ago. I noticed in the satellite images a trail that came up from the end of the road by the Chez Yvette restaurant (which I recommend). Since I was staying on this side, driving to the trailhead was much shorter than driving around to the west side for Pic Paradis. So, I went for it.
I pulled in and parked on the dirt road. The trail follows the somewhat grown in dirt road then turns into a maintained trail as it ascends up under the power lines. The trail was pretty well maintained and easy to follow. Once you reach the ridge (the 3rd power line tower I think), the trail merges into the ridge trail that comes over from Pic Paradis. I was expecting the trail to follow the ridge up to Flagstaff and then have to bushwhack over to Flagstaff-Southwest Ridge. But, shortly after the merge, and just after the "house", the trail contours around to the right instead of ascending to Flagstaff. I followed it as I had noticed what looked like a trail ascending the ridge from the other direction in the satellite images. The trail does contour around to the SW and at the ridge there is a spur trail that heads East right to the summit. No bushwhack necesary!!
After a few pics, I retraced my route contouring back around and at the house I thought there would be a trail up to Flagstaff. I tried to bushwhack different areas but everything was overgrown and THICK. I was running out of time so aborted since Flagstaff doesn't really count for anything. I followed the same route back down to the car without any trouble.
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| Summary Total Data | | Total Elevation Gain: | 1198 ft / 364 m | | Total Elevation Loss: | 1198 ft / 365 m | | Round-Trip Distance: | 2.9 mi / 4.7 km | | Route Conditions: | Maintained Trail | | Weather: | Pleasant, Calm, Clear | | Ascent Statistics | | Gain on way in: | 1098 ft / 334 m | | Distance: | 1.3 mi / 2.1 km | | Route: | Trail | | Start Trailhead: | Chez Yvette Rd 116 ft / 35 m | | Time: | 36 Minutes | | Descent Statistics | | Loss on way out: | 1198 ft / 365 m | | Loss Breakdown: | Net: 1098 ft / 335 m; Extra: 100 ft / 30m | | Gain on way out: | 100 ft / 30 m | | Distance: | 1.6 mi / 2.6 km | | Route: | Trail | | End Trailhead: | Chez Yvette Rd 116 ft / 35 m | | Time: | 55 Minutes | GPS Data for Ascent/Trip
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