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Ryal Canyon - Tompkins - Lucky Canyon, AZ
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| Hiking | 16.05 Miles |
3,524 AEG |
| | Hiking | 16.05 Miles | 8 Hrs 34 Mns | | 2.13 mph |
| 3,524 ft AEG | 1 Hour 2 Mns Break | 14 LBS Pack | | |
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| partners | | We'd never hiked out of the newly created Ryal Canyon TH in Camp Verde. I through together this loop to go check out the area. It's a nice TH complete with a clean vault toilet and a couple of small ramadas with grills.
41 degrees to start with the sun still behind the Mazzy's. The Ryal Trail #521 starts innocently enough before it climbs steeply for 5 miles, 2750' to the high point of this hike on the Box T Trail. There are very few switchbacks so it's a workout. On the way up, the views get increasingly vast.
At Ryal Water, you reach the intersection with the Box T Trail #511, which takes you back down the east side of the mountain. Ryal Water is an picturesc riparian area. We were at least a couple of weeks late for what would have been prime fall colors.
We stopped at Box T Tank after cresting. Now on the Tompkins Trail #513, this one rollercoasters northish. Views open up now to the Bradshaws to the West and Campe Verde/Sedona/Flagstaff to the north. We took our lunch at Tompkins Tank to take in all these views.
Tompkins takes a steep, rocky drop right after the tank. We followed this to the area on the FS Topo that showed the Lucky Canyon Trail #515. This might be a decommissioned trail. We found the beginning of the trail, some markers and trail tread for the first 1/2 mile or so. After that we jumped into the canyon the rest of the ay down. It was mostly easy hiking in the canyon with a few dry falls to bypass.
All in all, I'm glad we did this hike. Perfect temps and views to die for. |
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Autumn Foliage Observation Isolated
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