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Hard to know why it is called that! by GrangerGuy Overview If you are looking for a lonely, easy wilderness trail, Hell Hole Trail should be on your shortlist. Within the Cedar Bench Wilderness of Prescott National Forest, this trail is not well known, in a lightly visited wilderness, and not that easy to get to. But once you find it, it is a beautiful trail, in an as-yet unburned forest, along a pretty little stream. Hike The Hell Hole Trail starts about a mile up the Goat Spring Trail at a signed junction. Although the sign at the junction points straight ahead for the Hell Hole Trail, the faint trail heads up the hill to the right. Within about 20 yards, the trail becomes clear and traverses along the hillside parallel to the creek. The trail is on the north side of the creek, the opposite side of the creek from where the USGS map shows it. While occasionally faint, the trail is easy to follow. There is surprisingly little overgrowth on the trail, for such a little-used trail. The trail climbs up over a bluff and then drops back down to the creek at a great little lunch spot by a cute little waterfall. Just beyond, the trail goes through a broken-down gate in an old fence, pushes through some catclaw, crosses the ravine, and peters out on the ridge between two creeks. Check out the Official Route and Triplog. Gate Policy: If a gate is closed upon arrival, leave it closed after you go through. If it is open, leave it open. Leaving a closed gate open may put cattle in danger. Closing an open gate may cut them off from water. Please be respectful, leave gates as found. Leave No Trace and +Add a Triplog after your hike to support this local community. One-Way Notice This hike is listed as One-Way. When hiking several trails on a single "hike", log it with a generic name that describes the hike. Then link the trails traveled, check out the example. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
