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| Distance Round Trip |
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8.6 miles |
| Trailhead Elevation |
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4,309 feet |
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698 feet |
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2,400 feet |
| Kokopelli Seeds |
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20.6 |
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2016-11-13 |
Grapevine Trail to Deep Creek Trail |
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2016-11-12 |
Grapevine Trl to Sorrel Horse Mine |
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2015-03-15 | DarthStiller |
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2014-05-03 |
Sierra Ancha |
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2014-03-22 |
Cherry Creek Road FR 203 |
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2014-03-17 |
Exploring Above Black Brush Uranium Mines |
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2014-03-15 |
Grapevine Trail Indian Ruins - Sierra Ancha |
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2014-03-15 |
Grapevine Trail Indian Ruins - Sierra Ancha |
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Official Route
8 Alternative
Water
| Grapevine Trail to Deep Creek Trail
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7.41 mi
1,869 ft |
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| Grapevine Trl to Sorrel Horse Mine
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4.97 mi
1,479 ft |
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| Lucky Strike - Grapevine Trail - FS203 Loop
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11.15 mi
2,247 ft |
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| Exploring Above Black Brush Uranium Mines
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4.7 mi
1,755 ft |
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| Black Brush Uranium Mines
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4.32 mi
1,275 ft |
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| Black Brush Uranium Mines - Sierra Ancha
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4.44 mi
1,392 ft |
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| Cherry Creek Road FR 203
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40.49 mi
2,846 ft |
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| Drive to Grapevine TR#135(Sierra Ancha)
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8.86 mi
263 ft |
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1.4 mi away
| |  | | Camp Grasshopper - Sierra Ancha - FR203 Upr #1
1.4 mi away
| |  | | Camp Grasshopper - Sierra Ancha FR235-C/Site#2
2.6 mi away
| |  | | Camp Grasshopper - Sierra Ancha - FR203 Upr #2
2.6 mi away
| |  | | Lucky Strike Trail #144
2.7 mi away
| |  | | Lucky Strike and Pueblo Mines
2.7 mi away
| |  | | Elephant Rock Arch - Sierra Ancha
2.7 mi away
| |  | | McFadden Peak
2.7 mi away
| |  | | Camp Grasshopper - Sierra Ancha FR235-C/Site#1
3.0 mi away
| |  | | Cienega Spring Trail #145
3.2 mi away
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| Flora |
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Emory Oak |
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Manzanita |
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Sotol |
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Billy Lawrence Canyon |
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Billy Lawrence Creek |
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Cherry Creek |
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Deep Creek |
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Elephant Rock |
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Elephant Rock Arch - Sierra Ancha |
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McFadden Horse Mountain |
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Sierra Ancha Wilderness |
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| Culture |
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Informational/Interpretive Trail Sign |
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Intrepid Back Shot |
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Mine Shaft |
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Mining Equipment |
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Salado Habitation |
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Trash Hauled Out |
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Syllabus
Grapevine Trail #135 - Sierra Ancha is a 8.6 mile round trip hike with 2,400 feet accumulated elevation gain. Located 57 miles east-northeast of Scottsdale Arizona. A high clearance 4x4 vehicle and a competent driver is recommended to access the trailhead. April and March are the best months to enjoy this hike.
Overview: Ninety(90%) percent of this now "very" overgrown trail with some deadfall trees to negotiate was once an old Jeep road for Uranium mining access which contours under the high and scenic bluffs of the Sierra Ancha Wilderness north to south, generally paralleling "out of hearing range & sight" Cherry Creek Road(FR203); This 4.3ml "one way" trail ends at the intersection of the Sierra Ancha- Lucky Strike Trail#144 (cairned but not signed as of this posting at waypoint: N33 51.863 W110 53.655);
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Note
This is a moderately difficult hike. |
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