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| Hiking | 11.50 Miles |
3,849 AEG |
| | Hiking | 11.50 Miles | 8 Hrs 30 Mns | | 1.35 mph |
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| partners | | In February of this year Preston detailed this great new Mazatzal Wilderness access area in this new HAZ hike description write-up. I've always enjoyed hiking the many Mazatzal trail options north of the Mormon Grove TH and SW of the Mount Peeley TH. I have become very tired of needing to hike in every time from these two THs to access the numerous inner Mazzie trail options and the old historic mercury mine tour hikes that now reside on HAZ.
This hike description provides a new TH access point into this section of the Mazatzal's hiking in from the Mount Peeley Road- FR201 at it's intersection with FR201A (see hike description driving directions and my posted GPS Driving Route to the TH-Parking from Hwy 87).
On this hike in with time allowed at the historic Oneida Mercury Mine Complex at the East Fork of Sycamore Creek, it is a great exercise and fairly strenuous hike of ~6 miles R/T with 2300 ft AEG from the TH Start to the West Fork of Sycamore Creek (at upper FR25A) and back. Upon reaching the West Fork of Sycamore Creek, your additional "Mazatzal Wilderness" hike options begin:
..Option #1..turn left for ~1+ mile on the West Fork of Sycamore Creek (FR25A) to access the "Saddle Mountain Mine Tour"--> http://hikearizona.com/decoder.php?ZTN=518 ;
..Option #2..turn right for ~.15 mile to access (off FR25A) the site of the old Cornucopia Mercury Mine adit (now collapsed), then continue up FR25A for an additional ~.25ml to its signed end at the old Blue Ford Van, then continue for an additional ~.25ml to intersect the loop hike option for the "Cornucopia-Thicket Spring Loop"--> http://hikearizona.com/decoder.php?ZTN=884 ;
Today, gpsjoe and I really enjoyed doing this hike description which included Option #2 above. This was a really pleasant and great exercise hike (11.5mls R/T with 3849AEG). We have both posted our GPS Routes for this option#2 in and out lolly-pop loop hike along with our pic sets to aid and confirm. It was another amAZing day in our never disappointing Mazatzal Wilderness!  |
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