Switchback Trail - Mica, AZ

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Difficulty		1 of 5
Distance One Way		0.39 miles
Trailhead Elevation		7,560 feet
Elevation Gain		281 feet
Accumulated Gain		281 feet
Kokopelli Seeds		1.33
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Inaugural Calculation on Button Tap!

2025-06-04

Heartbroken Turkey

fricknaley

2025-05-24

Memorial Mica

chumley

2025-05-24

Memorial Mica

John10s

2025-05-24

Memorial Mica

BiFrost

2020-12-02

Mica - Spud - HVLO Loop

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Preferred May, Sep, Aug, Oct

Sun 5:59am - 6:43pm

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Historic Fire Perimeters	acres
🔥 2014 Deer Head Fire	8.5 mi*
🔥 1994 Rincon Fire	44.5 mi*
🔥 1972 Four Corners Fire	3.6 mi*
🔥 1956 Spudrockcabin Fire	5.2 mi*
🔥 1954 Rincon Fire	13.8 mi*
🔥 1950 Spudrock1 Fire	4.7 mi*
🔥 1943 Manning Camp Fire	5.7k
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The shortest route that connects the Heartbreak Ridge Trail to Spud Rock Campground and the Turkey Creek Trail.

When accessing Mica Mountain via the Turkey Creek Trail, this short connector is the best route when heading for the Fire Loop and other mountaintop trails north of the Devil's Bathtub Trail.

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