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Cave Creek / Skunk Tank Loop, AZ
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Cave Creek / Skunk Tank LoopPhoenix, AZ
Cave Creek / Skunk Tank Loop
Phoenix, AZ
Hiking10.86 Miles 1,824 AEG
Hiking10.86 Miles   6 Hrs   46 Mns   1.81 mph
1,824 ft AEG      46 Mns Break15 LBS Pack
 
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Skunk Tank Trail #246
Cave Creek TH to Spur Cross TH Shuttle
Cottonwood Trail #247
Partners none no partners
This is a beautiful hike. Need more people out here to keep the trails from fading away.

Got an 4:30 AM start on this so I could finish before it got really hot. The road in looks like it was recently bladed and is in good shape. Where Trail 247 leaves Trail 4 and crosses the creek, the preferred route is a little uncertain. Once across the creek, however, route finding is not difficult. If you look closely at my GPS track near Skunk Tank, you will see that I got off the trail for a while. Once I found it, I came back to the deep cut so I had a good track. Recommend staying to the left of the deep cut when leaving skunk tank, then cross it to stay on the best trail. Quite a bit of catclaw on the route. Long pants recommended at this time. Good water flowing in Cave Creek all along.

water 1 out of 5water less than maxwater less than maxwater less than max Skunk Tank 1-25% full 1-25% full
There was muddy water in the tank.

water 1 out of 5water less than maxwater less than maxwater less than max Skunk Tank Canyon Pools to trickle Pools to trickle
There were pools in the canyon just below Skunk Tank.
 
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