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| no partners | | Did the trail CCW, started at General Springs, although the Rim is nice and worthy of some good pics and views I didn’t want to end it with a 4.5 mile road walk, and when we finished I think that was a good decision. First day we made it to Dane springs and camped, there are several camp sites and even a decent tree to hang your food if you are bear hanging. The pipe by the cabin was pushing probably 3-4 liters of water a minute. Total miles was about 14 miles, all trails navigation and iPhone were pretty close but the all trail map itself said it was only 12 miles.
Day 2 started early we continued up through McClintock draw which was our goal for day 1 originally had all trails map been accurate. If you can plan accordingly this is a great spot to camp, I will come back just to camp this site. The hike down in and out of this spot was kinda a butt kicker but very beautiful. From there went to Pinchot cabin and stopped for lunch, beautiful place to stop and a good campsite as well. Coming out of Pinchot onto Fred Haught we passed the road wash out, yes there is a way around just FYI the west side is pretty steep so mind your footing. After leaving this spot there’s one more elevation push and then it’s pretty smooth sailing from there down the AZT/Fred Haught, this section is kind to you and runs you down though the valley the rest of the way back and for the last 4-5 miles takes you on a beautiful stroll along the river back to General Springs cabin. This day All trails navigation said 14 and Apple Watch said 15? I’ve seen people say it’s 30-33 miles but we clocked it at about 28-29 total.
Campsites
There are literally established campsites just about everywhere I wouldn’t stress you’ll find something that matches your desired daily distance
Water
Barbershop had plenty of water not as clean as I expected but totally drinkable with a filter
Coyote springs was flowing nicely.
Dane springs was flowing great and easy access
McClintock draw had tons of water
Pinchot cabin area had plenty of water
Water flowing at the road washout, I forget the name of this creek but just a mile or so past Pinchot spring.
The last 3 or so miles heading south run through General springs canyon along the river with plenty of water.
There were many other smaller sources that may be due to the rains in the last couple weeks but the above seem to be pretty solid sources to count on for now.
We each carried 3 liters on us but other than the general springs to barbershop spring we probably would be fine with 1 or 2 liters (2.2 lbs a liter) but do you.
Wildlife
Didn’t see any bears or scat
Heard a pack of coyotes at dusk
Saw a few elk and lots of elk track/scat
This is a great trail and we highly recommend it has a great variety of terrain and is gorgeous currently after the monsoon rains
I am 49 and my wife 42 and we did it in 2 days we originally planned 3 days 2 nights but decided to punch it, totally doable, Have Fun! |
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