Horse Crossing Trail #20 Photoset • toddak • 2010-07-10 • HikeArizona.COM

Horse Crossing Trail #20, AZ

	2010-07-10
	7 by toddak

Horse Crossing Trail #20

Payson, AZ

Horse Crossing Trail #20

Payson, AZ

Canyoneering	14.00 Miles	1,000 AEG

Canyoneering	14.00 Miles	8 Hrs	1.75 mph
	1,000 ft AEG

Canyon Hiking - Non-technical; no rope; easy scrambling; occasional hand use

B - Up to light current; wading/swimming; possible wet/dry suit

III - Normally requires most of a day

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Blue Ridge Reservoir - CC Cragin

East Clear Creek - FR95 to Kinder Crossing

Kinder Crossing Trail #19

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Started at the Blue Ridge Reservoir dam and followed East Clear Creek downstream to Horse Crossing, about 8 creek miles. Exited at Horse and followed the roads back past Moqui lookout tower (nice views up there) then west along the mesa until able to drop back down to the dam road, about 6 miles, with some moderate bushwhack on the final descent.

With numerous access points this stretch of ECC gets pretty heavy use, there is a fisherman's trail most of the way, generally easy walking and only one mandatory short swim. Nothing nearly as spectacular as its clear creek cousin to the west (few places are), but a very pleasant creek hike nonetheless, with plenty of cool swim holes.

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