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| Hiking | 12.81 Miles |
1,547 AEG |
| | Hiking | 12.81 Miles | 5 Hrs 4 Mns | | 2.54 mph |
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| partners | | 12 years ago I hiked part of this passage of the AZT starting from Picketpost and headed north and turned around. For whatever reason, it took this long to go back and finish this off. I had hiked from the Reavis Canyon TH north to the intersection with FR650, but that was before I had a GPS so I don't have a track saved. I suggested to Wally that we start at the TH, hike south to where I left off (the lower intersection with 650) and then do a couple miles north of the TH and turn back again. He suggested we just find a place to park where the trail intersects 650 just north of Whitlow Canyon. That actually worked out much better.
The trail was very well maintained and not rock at all. This area was all pretty even grades, so we made very good time hiking. There are only 2 climbs, and they seem to be on either side of the trailhead, which is by the road and the creek. On either side of 650 there are roads that are visible that climb up to the tops of the mountains. On the west side we could see a road lead to a tailings pile.
After the one climb northbound after the trailhead the trail was pretty even, with several creek crossings and a lot of very green areas where camping spots had been made. We stopped by Mud Spring and checked out the ammo can that has a waterproof back, rope, and directions on where to go get water nearby. On the way up we saw 2 ladies who were overnight camping in the corral by the TH. They told there was a guy hunting javelinas further up, but we never saw him.
Skies were cloudy most of the day, which made for nicer temperatures. It was very windy at the start, which made it seem colder than it really was. Finished up in 5 hours and I hiked an extra little bit south of the intersection with 650 to make sure my tracks overlapped, which they did. This was definitely the time of year to tackle this section with cooler weather. Thanks to Wally for driving. 650 down at this part actually wasn't too bad, but we noticed that it seemed rougher on the way out because we could see the divots better when the sun was out. |
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