Pole Knoll Recreation Area Photoset • John9L • 2014-05-26 • HikeArizona.COM

Pole Knoll Recreation Area, AZ

	2014-05-26
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Pole Knoll Recreation Area

Alpine, AZ

Pole Knoll Recreation Area

Alpine, AZ

Hiking	2.87 Miles	710 AEG

Hiking	2.87 Miles
	710 ft AEG

Linked

linked

Railroad Grade Trail #601

Partners

partners

juliachaos

Team Buford was having some issues getting their truck started so Liz and I headed over to the railroad track for a quick mountain bike ride. I borrowed Chumley’s bike and Liz brought her own. Our plan was to ride for a couple of hours and then regroup with everyone before heading back to Phoenix.

We started the ride and found the trail to be more trouble than it was worth. It meanders across a wide open area and got boring real quick. After a couple of miles we regrouped to talk about our options. I noticed Pole Knoll off in the distance and Liz was down. We continued riding another mile and then stopped and locked up the bikes. From there we went cross country towards the large knoll. After roughly a mile we started the climb up. It was a bit steep but very straightforward. We continued up and before long things leveled off and we proceeded to the high point.

Once on top we took a break and soaked in the views. Sunrise Ski Resort was off in the distance and we could see for miles. It was a clear and warm today. A nice change from the previous three days weather. While on top we found a register and signed ourselves in. It goes back to 2001 and we didn’t find any HAZ entries. We also found the benchmark which was placed in 1936.

After our break we started the return and it was much easier heading down hill. Along the way Liz had to stop to document her 10,000 step of the day.

Soon after we arrived back at the bikes and then rode back to the trailhead. Our timing was just about perfect because Chumley and Team Buford got the truck running and were on their way. We stopped at the Pinetop Brewery and then returned to Phoenix.

This capped a really fun, and cold, weekend! Thanks Liz for the bike ride and quick summit!

Culture

Culture [ checklist ]

[ checklist ] Benchmark Cag Shot Reference Mark Summit Register Log

Named place

Named place [ checklist ]

[ checklist ] Greens Peak Pole Knoll

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