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Gold Ridge Trail #47Payson, AZ
Payson, AZ
Hiking33.21 Miles 7,051 AEG
Hiking33.21 Miles   12 Hrs   45 Mns   2.95 mph
7,051 ft AEG   1 Hour   30 Mns Break
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It was a day of climbing!

I started at the Deer Creek TH and took the Gold Ridge trail up to FR201.
A lot of the dead fall has been cleared near the upper trailhead!

I went down to East Fork Sycamore Creek and looped back to FR201 via FR201a. Then I went to the Peely TH and up the Mazatzal divide trail. I noticed that there were neon green paint on some of the rocks along the Mazatzal trail.
The upper Deer Creek trail has been cleaned up. There's a carbonate post an official forest service trail sign. At least the first 100 feet of the trail has been cleaned of dead fall. I briefly considered taking the Deer Creek trail back, but the memories of Grasshopper and me searching for trail changed my mind. I returned via the Gold Ridge trail.

The lower elevations were warm and the uppers were cold when the wind was blowing. Once the sun dropped and I went below 5,000 feet, the temps were perfect.

Even though there was 2 vehicles at the TH, I didn't see any other hikers and only 2 Jeeps.
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