Verde River Trail

[Albot]

Does anyone have experience with the verde river trail 11 between strawberry and horseshoe resevoir? IM thinking of doing a backpack where we just get dropped off in strawberry and get picked up at horseshoe dam. Any tips or stories, anything will help.....thanx

[riddleguy]

Was curious if you ever hiked the verde river trail. Getting ready to do it, except in the opposite direction- drop off at the Sheep Bridge then hike up to Strawberry. If you have I would like to hear how it went.

[Grasshopper]

Here is what you can expect on this trail for the last 10.8mls, from the river ending at the "Twin Buttes TH":
http://hikearizona.com/decoder.php?ZTN=1655

Bare in mind that this original post below was back in Mar'06.. you might consider sending that person a personal message(PM) via the HAZ site if no one else can offer you more recent info going in from the "Sheep Bridge TH". Also, sure you already know that the low starting elevation of the "Sheep Bridge TH" could still be pretty warm for this time of year.

[chumley]

Check out the site for the Tonto National Forest and search for the Verde River Guide. It's made for floating/kayaking the river, but there's a nice mile-by-mile description of the river, trails which access the river, campgrounds, etc. which may also prove to be of some use to you.

[tonyp]

It ALL going to be warm this time of year. The Verde runs through the desert right up to the climb out. That climb out - so yas know - goes from 2600' to 5900' in about 11 rocky-boot-destroying miles. And fill every container you have before you leave the river. There's nothing but cattle tanks between the river and the Twin Buttes TH.

Tonyp

[Phathaway]

@Albot

Did you ever do the hike? I would like some intel about it if so.