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| Hiking | 8.91 Miles |
1,617 AEG |
| | Hiking | 8.91 Miles | 4 Hrs 29 Mns | | 2.58 mph |
| 1,617 ft AEG | 1 Hour 2 Mns Break | 15 LBS Pack | | |
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| no partners | | | Second hike for day two was the Cunningham Loop trail from the Grant Hill Trail Head. This is a fairly easy hike with a little bit of distance and AEG without realizing it. The trail is mostly along old logging roads with a short section of actual trail between the Lower and Upper Cunningham trail near Grant Creek and a section of non existent trail from the upper to lower Cunningham Trail along a side creek of Grant Creek. I did this in a counterclockwise direction. Beautiful hike along the western slopes of Mount Graham. The trail passes through some burn areas and some pristine areas. This trail takes you about as close to Mount Graham as you are allowed (staying below 9800 feet), don't want to irritate the Red Squirrel, they have had it with being counted and recounted and then burnt over the last 20 years. If you are in the area and want a fairly easy and scenic hike this is it. This hike can be broken into pieces for shorter loops with access in a couple places along the Swift Trail (Forest road). The only difficult part of this hike was the half dozen or so creek crossings. The fires have lead to massive erosion of the streams and where the logging roads use to cross these creeks with ease there are now deep ravines with unstable soil. A little bit of planning is required to find the safest and best route across. Watch out for the stinging Nettle plant at some of the crossings. It has been a long time since I encountered these buggers so at one of the crossings my hand had an encounter with them. Boy does it burn. The burning ended after about 15 minutes and left some welts but 24 hours later my fingers were still numb. As I write this almost two days later my fingers are just getting back to normal. As I recall this lengthy reaction is not a normal reaction to the plant though. I have a question someone might have an answer for, What are the little white bags stapled to some of the trees (about 3 x 5 inches). Some trees have one bag others have two or three. |
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