Pine Canyon / Geronimo Loop Photoset • The_N • 2015-09-05 • HikeArizona.COM

Pine Canyon / Geronimo Loop, AZ

	2015-09-05
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Pine Canyon / Geronimo Loop

Payson, AZ

Pine Canyon / Geronimo Loop

Payson, AZ

Hiking	20.77 Miles	4,212 AEG

Hiking	20.77 Miles	7 Hrs	3.15 mph
	4,212 ft AEG	24 Mns Break

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6 linked trail guides

Pine Canyon Trail #26

East Rim Trail - BSA

West Webber Trail #228

Geronimo Trail #240

Highline Trail #31

West Webber #228 to Geronimo #240

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The forecast called for perfect weather to knock out a 20-miler. Cool temps and an early morning fog sitting over the rim gave this hike an autumn feel. I like the new route through Pine Canyon. East Rim Trail was it's usual sweat inducing self, although the soil and rocks seemed to be looser this time. I followed Joe's recent route through the locust forest atop MRP and found it much more pleasant than my previous trip. There was even something resembling a trail. There were quite a few hikers and backpackers, more numerous as I got closer to the Pine TH. About a mile West of Red Rock Spring a group of 6 young adults going the opposite direction stopped me to inquire about a spring that might be ahead. All but one was dressed in all black, none had on day packs & were only carrying a liter water bottle each. I informed them the spring was dry and they might want to consider turning around. Pine TH was packed upon my return, with fully automatic gunfire echoing through the canyon. Awesome hike and another beautiful day in Rim Country!

Fauna

Fauna [ checklist ]

[ checklist ] Coues White-tailed Deer

Autumn Foliage Observation Isolated
Oak leaves along West Webber Trail were starting to change.

	Pine Spring	Dripping	Dripping
	Slightly more water than previous trip, still a muddy seep.

	Red Rock Spring	Dry	Dry
	Spring box was dry. Didn't investigate further up the hill.

	South Fork of West Webber Creek	Dry	Dry
	Dry at crossing.

	Turkey Spring	Dry	Dry
	Spring box was dry. Didn't investigate further down the trail.

	West Webber Creek	Light flow	Light flow
	Pools to filter from.

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