Pioneer Cabin - 2:05 Epic run/hike. Probably not the greatest running trail in the world, especially for my fitness level, but you can't beat the views. Here's a shot from the top I pulled off google. Amazing views of some 12,000' peaks in the Pioneers. The trailhead is about 8 miles from Sun Valley. Every time I'm in Sun Valley I forget how amazing that place is. I started the run at about 1:30 p.m., and the day was warm, but not too bad. The trail climbs from 7,000' to 9,500' at the cabin in about 4 miles. I had to hike several steep or rocky spots and reached the cabin in 52 minutes. Gorgeous at the cabin - just a perfect day. I took another trail back down (Long Gulch) which proved to be pretty technical in a couple of spots. Definitely some hiking going down. Had a stretch where I thought I lost the trail and had to double back almost a mile, but then got things squared away and made it down. Got a trail map of the area and wished I was here for a month. Hundreds of trails all within short drives.
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