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| Hiking | 4.00 Miles |
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| | Hiking | 4.00 Miles | 2 Hrs 20 Mns | | 1.71 mph |
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| no partners | | My parents were visiting from Southern Oregon this weekend. They wanted to see some historic sites and hike on the Rim. We started the day with Montezuma's Well and Castle, and after a late lunch, headed out to FR300. I originally recorded my track on Route Scout, but when I got home to upload, it wasn't showing up on the app 
The Colonel Devin Trail seemed like a good combination of Mogollon Rim views mixed with a bit of a creek hike. We started on FR300 and headed south, almost all the way to the Pieper Hatchery Spring. I missed the actual trail on the way down, which lead to a steep descent of the old power line road that follows the East Verde wash. Building that power line must have been a tremendous task to take on. On our return, we followed the actual trail and linked to the Railroad Tunnel spur trail. I wish I would've read the history of the tunnel before we arrived. But it's still interesting in retrospect!
The most exciting part of this hike, for me, was seeing the headwaters of the East Verde and the many springs that seep, and sometimes gush, down the canyon and into the channel. Fascinating to think about the links between surface and groundwater!
Overall, fun and simple hike to end a chill day of sightseeing. Oh but wait, there's more! Had to stop at That Brewery on the way home  |
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side springs come in about 100 meters south of here.