Dorsey - Kelsey - Sycamore -Winter Cabin Loop Photoset • BiFrost • 2016-06-11 • HikeArizona.COM

Dorsey - Kelsey - Sycamore -Winter Cabin Loop, AZ

	2016-06-11
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Dorsey - Kelsey - Sycamore -Winter Cabin Loop, AZ

Hiking	17.54 Miles	3,875 AEG

Hiking	17.54 Miles	10 Hrs 35 Mns	1.93 mph
	3,875 ft AEG	1 Hour 30 Mns Break

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6 linked trail guides

Dorsey Spring Trail #7

Kelsey Springs Trail #3

Little LO Trail #6

Winter Cabin Trail #70

Hog Hill Trail #133

Ott Lake Trail #70B

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Lots of rain the night before so we pretty much slid into the trail head at Dorsey. Temps were cool but humid at the start. Really enjoyed the hike down into Sycamore Canyon through some nice pines and passed by Dorsey, Babes Hole and Geronimo springs which all had good water. Also some great camp spots in the area if doing an overnight.

As mentioned in Bruce and Joe's triplog once we got into Sycamore Canyon the party was over. Bouldering de jour was the main course but it is a scenic canyon despite the terrain. We ran into some canyoneers from Ohio where we exited Sycamore Canyon up Winter Cabin trail and the only people we saw all day.

Eventually made it to Winter Cabin and filtered some water at Winter Cabin Spring before moving on to Ott Lake. No water in Ott Lake but there were some cool wispy foxtails in the basin. Then the last 4 miles back to Dorsey TH to close out the loop.

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[ checklist ] Geronimo Spring

	Babes Hole Spring	Gallon + per minute	Gallon + per minute
	flow in drainage just below the spring

	Colcord Canyon	Dry	Dry
	didn't see any sign of water at the confluence or up canyon

	Geronimo Spring	Gallon + per minute	Gallon + per minute
	decent flow out of base of spring

	Ott Lake	Dry	Dry
	could have water in spring or winter

	Winter Cabin Spring	Quart per minute	Quart per minute
	several decent pools at spring source

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