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| Hiking | 22.98 Miles |
4,774 AEG |
| | Hiking | 22.98 Miles | 11 Hrs 30 Mns | | 2.30 mph |
| 4,774 ft AEG | 1 Hour 30 Mns Break | | | |
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| partners | | The drive feels like the longest part of the trip driving in on Seven Springs Road to Sheep Bridge. One the way out we took Bloody Basin to I-17 back to town and surprisingly it was only 12 minutes longer.
Starting at the Sheep Bridge about 8am we soon hit the junction of Willow Springs trail and Dutchman Grave trail and then headed up the Dutchman Grave trail. The first 5 or 6 miles is relatively flat and easy although the trail has deteriorated so we had to watch for the cairns. There are some really nice big cairns along the trail especially at some of the creek crossings around Dutchman Grave Spring and Sycamore Creek which all had nice seasonal flow. Eventually the trail gains elevation over a series of ridgelines and saddles before arriving at Mountain Spring. Much of the area burned during the Willow Fire but some of Mountain Spring survived to include several large Oaks. There is also an old trough which was full of water at the time.
After leaving Mountain Spring we headed down the Willow Springs trail which has a bit of climb out of Mountain Spring but once over that it's all downhill to the Sheep Bridge. Wanted to check out Willow Spring but the sun was low in the sky and had to make tracks for the car. Considering the drive this is probably better as a backpack or car camp. |
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