Ascent of Sexton Hill on 2013-06-23| Other People: | Solo Ascent
Only Party on Mountain | | Date: | Sunday, June 23, 2013 | | Ascent Type: | Successful Summit Attained | | Peak: | Sexton Hill | | Location: | USA-Florida | | Elevation: | 290 ft / 88 m |
Ascent Trip ReportBest view of the day. Levy, Calhoun, and Bay Counties were not particularly nice views - typical of FL, but at least this small hill off Deltona Blvd has some view down each side of the power easement. I Parked on the paved cul-de-sac (no name that I remember) jsut before the easement and where Deltona Blvd. drops down hill and becomes a red clay road. I walked down a trail south and found a retention pond. I hiked up and over and down the backside and bsuwhacked down the backslope until the bushwhack was simply unpleasant. I then hiked back up to the retention pond and headed east along the pipe's easement to Deltona Blvd and enjoyed watching the abundance of 6 lined race runners - clearly the fastest of all the herps in FL. Good luck getting a glance at this rapid moving lizzard of the FL scrub.
At the top there is a view along the power easement. A "view" is a relative term. In any normal state it would not be considered a view but for Florida a drop of 200 feet is unusual. Ha! Can't wait to get back to Maine this summer and hike something with real relief. |
| Summary Total Data | | Total Elevation Gain: | 100 ft / 30 m | | Total Elevation Loss: | 100 ft / 30 m | | Round-Trip Distance: | 0.8 mi / 1.3 km | | Grade/Class: | 1 | | Quality: | 2 (on a subjective 1-10 scale) | | Route Conditions: | Road Hike, Maintained Trail, Bushwhack | | Weather: | Hot, Clear
90F humid and miserable | | Ascent Statistics | | Gain on way in: | 90 ft / 27 m | | Gain Breakdown: | Net: 80 ft / 24 m; Extra: 10 ft / 3m | | Loss on way in: | 10 ft / 3 m | | Distance: | 0.6 mi / 1 km | | Route: | hiked down below the retention pond | | Start Trailhead: | Paved cul-de-sac off Deltona Blvd. 210 ft / 64 m | | Descent Statistics | | Loss on way out: | 90 ft / 27 m | | Loss Breakdown: | Net: 80 ft / 24 m; Extra: 10 ft / 3m | | Gain on way out: | 10 ft / 3 m | | Distance: | 0.2 mi / 0.3 km | | Route: | hiked up easement then Deltona Blvd. | | End Trailhead: | Paved cul-de-sac 210 ft / 64 m |
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