Hello! I am thinking of doing one of the following hikes and cannot decide:
Hike 1
Sept 14th- Highline Loop trail to Granite (GRN) campground
Sept 15th- Hike to Fifty Mountain (FIF) campground
Sept 16th- Hike to Flattop Mountain (FLA) campground
Sept 17th- Hitch hike back to parking lot
Hike 2
Sept 14th- Hike to Brown Pass (BRO) campground
Sept 15th- Hike to Hole in the wall (HOL) and back to BRO
Sept 16th- Hike to Bowman Lake (BOW) campground
Sept 17th- Hike back to parking lot and checkout Bowman Lake
I am looking for the most beautiful and enjoyable hike I can find and it's split between these two. Any ideas or recommendations?
Also, a side note. For GRN -> FIF -> FLA, I have read that this isn’t the preferred route because the scenic area is to your back the whole way (i.e. you should do FLA -> FIF -> GRN).
Anyone have any experience with this or recommendations? Is one way or the other preferable? Thanks!