Haunted Canyon Water

[cchaffee758]

Hey! Im new to this site and planning a hike for let Feb. I hiked Haunted Canyon back in 2006 with my school and it was an amazing place. Im looking to do this hike again in a couple of months but was wondering about the water quality and if the springs run throughout most of the year? I saw lots of stuff on the net about that mine opening back up. Any one recently hiked it? If so, let me know how it was and what i can expect on my hike! Thanks

[te_wa]

just there. haunted canyon spring is flowing but not perrenial.
Tony Ranch spring is flowing 1 gal + per minute.
be sure to pay it forward and leave some thing yummy in the cabin.
(i owe 2 cans of chunky soup, and a package of ramen) ;)

[berkforbes]

Pretty easy hike if you come in from the eastern side, road getting in is more than doable in even a passenger car.. as far as water the tony ranch spring was running last week when i was there, about a quart per minute.. unless it doesnt rain at all between now and then i would bet youll have no trouble with water.. there is a trough at the spring also holding water, a bit heavy on the algae, but nothing a water tab or filter wont cure..


this will give you a better descrip of the overall hike.

http://hikearizona.com/decoder.php?ZTN=56.

[berkforbes]

ha you beat me to it mike, and yes bring a nice goody for the cabin, a lil water bottle full of a delicious alcohol is always welcomed!!

[Sredfield]

Speaking of paying forward . . . .

Mar 20 - Mar 21
Opening Soon

West Pinto Trail - Trail Maintenance - between Miami & Superior

VOAZ volunteers will be clearing corridor on the beautiful West Pinto Trail in the Superstition Wilderness between Superior & Miami. The trail has not seen much maintenance over the years and we will work to make it more accessible.
Offered by: Volunteers for Outdoor Arizona


Google VOAz, and go to the event calendar.

[cchaffee758]

Sounds good! Thank you for all the replays and i will definetly bring someting for the cabin. For those who were just there, how was ther weather? Any idea on temps in mid Feb?

[Grasshopper]

how was ther weather? Any idea on temps in mid Feb?

This is the NOAA fcst link for the lower Haunted Cyn TH/TR#203.. Check it in February for the latest..
http://hikearizona.com/forecast.php?LAT ... -111.00585 ;)

[cchaffee758]

I hear there are some old mines in the area? Any one know where they are located in relation to the Cabin or main camping area?

[berkforbes]

the low the first night out there 12/25/09 was 15 degrees... second night we hung/slept in the cabin, with the wood burning stove going so it was around 30-35 in there through the night.. i dunno about the mines, but there are some cool caves and cliffsides to explore full of coatimundi...