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| Hiking | 4.30 Miles |
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| | Hiking | 4.30 Miles | 1 Hour 55 Mns | | 2.46 mph |
| 535 ft AEG | 10 Mns Break | 15 LBS Pack | | |
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| no partners | | I am calling this a route because I didn’t find any official listing of this trail just some dashed lines on a topo map. This trail is accessed via the Lyle Canyon Road (FR 201), passenger car accessible, no special vehicle requirements. At about 5 miles in the Lyle Canyon Road crosses Lyle Creek for the last time before the road heads up a hill. This is where the route starts. Once again there is no sign of a trail but I just headed up stream. I spotted three deer at the start of this trail. Once in the creek it wasn’t long before I noticed a user trail on the side of the wash. This trail appears to get enough use to keep it fairly visible. The trail follows alongside the creek crossing many times never staying in the creek (a few short exceptions). I did get off trail a few times but after completing the trail all the way to the Lyle Canyon Trail where I had been earlier in the day on my previous hike, I would say if you stray from the immediate vicinity of the creek you are off trail. My route shows a climb just before reaching my destination of the Lyle Canyon Trail, this was an Oh S--t on my part. I followed a well defined trail that headed uphill to the south. I realized after a bit of a climb that I was going the wrong way (not sure where this trail leads), should of stayed in the creek because the Lyle Canyon Trail was just a couple 100 yards further. Headed back down to the creek and continued. Water was flowing in the upper portion of Lyle creek. There are some pretty good size Junipers along this route and the creek has some very nice sycamore trees (not yet sprouting their spring growth.
This is a short 1.9 mile route that will get you to the Lyle Canyon Trail and the Huachuca Peak trail in about 2.1 miles. This route bypasses the rough Brushy Canyon Road so it makes it a nice alternative to accessing the Huachuca Peak Trail. The other way is to take the Lyle Canyon Trail from Scotia Canyon, but that trail requires a 500 foot climb. Either way you go it is about 2 miles to the Huachuca Peak Trail.
It was a great day for some short hikes. Since I wasn’t on any ridges the wind was not an issue and the temperatures were in the lower 60’s. This wasn’t a bushwhack but it did allow for sharpening route finding skills. |
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