- 19 miles - Elapsed time: 5 hours - 3937ft gain - [Strava](https://www.strava.com/activities/3786589024) - Area: [[Alpine Lakes Wilderness]] Parked at the Pratt / Granite trailhead, started at 4am and run via Olallie Pratt, and Lower Tuscohatchie to Melawka Lake, then to the Denny Creek trailhead and back to the car via the road. The only trail issues are between Pratt Lake and Melakwa. It's very brushy. There was a trail crew in the area though and it looks like they were actively brushing (Pratt Lake was already just recently brushed out). There were an extreme number of people camped at Melakwa Lake. It seems this area is being over-run right now and would need a lot of attention to avoid damage. Some people were just camped in the beautiful meadow north of Upper Melakwa. I was back at the car at 8:30am.