West Fork Oak Creek Trail #108 Photoset • Lost • 2015-09-25 • HikeArizona.COM

West Fork Oak Creek Trail #108, AZ

	2015-09-25
	22 by Lost

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West Fork Oak Creek Trail #108

Sedona, AZ

West Fork Oak Creek Trail #108

Sedona, AZ

Hiking	7.40 Miles	645 AEG

Hiking	7.40 Miles	3 Hrs 20 Mns		2.40 mph
	645 ft AEG	15 Mns Break	10 LBS Pack

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Great to get back out here! Started about 9am and was pleasantly surprised at the lack of people. There were a few: this is the West Fork trail, but not nearly what I was expecting. I had most stretches of the trail to myself.

Nice and cool when I started as most of the trail was still in the shade. On the way out it got pretty warm once the sun came over the canyon rim.

The water was a bit lower than last time I hiked this trail (a decade ago), and I was able to go about 500 feet farther before the water went to both sides of the canyon. I was also able to cross all of the creek crossings without getting wet, though some were like playing Twister on the rocks.

Autumn Foliage Observation None
Leaves are just starting to turn a lighter shade of green along the trail. After the hike I saw some decent yellows in Flagstaff, but no red anywhere yet.

Wildflowers Observation Isolated

West Fork Oak Creek

Medium flow

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