Babe Haught Trail - Hatchery to Knoll Lake Photoset • ScottHika • 2021-08-05 • HikeArizona.COM

Babe Haught Trail - Hatchery to Knoll Lake, AZ

	2021-08-05
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Babe Haught Trail - Hatchery to Knoll Lake

Payson, AZ

Babe Haught Trail - Hatchery to Knoll Lake

Payson, AZ

Hiking	12.02 Miles	3,508 AEG

Hiking	12.02 Miles	7 Hrs 31 Mns	1.72 mph
	3,508 ft AEG	32 Mns Break

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Headed up to Payson with a bud for a leisurely Mogollon Rim hike. This was planned as a mid-week Knoll Lake loop and back. The Hatchery was closed and the Babe Haught TH was about 20-30 degrees cooler than Phoenix at the start. Up top temps dropped another 10 degrees. The sky was clear with few clouds. Lower trail conditions were good, but a little washed out from recent rain. Upper trail conditions were soft as expected after some new erosion and still damp.

The feeder creeks were flowing lightly toward Knoll Lake. Lots of Fungi along the way and few people at the lake on a weekday. We chatted with some fishers and the trout were biting. Cross country through the forest is always fun and absolutely no prickly plants to deal with. In other words a walk in the park. I love hiking the rim lake area and this variation was as good as any I've done there

Flora

Flora [ checklist ]

[ checklist ] Fly Agaric Mushroom Manzanita

Culture

Culture [ checklist ]

[ checklist ] Grave - Identified HAZ - Selfie

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[ checklist ] Knoll Lake Tonto Creek - Mogollon Rim Tonto Tank

Wildflowers Observation Moderate

	Knoll Lake	26-50% full	26-50% full

	Tonto Creek - Mogollon Rim	Medium flow	Medium flow
	From the FR

	Tonto Tank	26-50% full	26-50% full

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