Ford Canyon Trail - White Tank Mountains Photoset • eru • 2023-02-03 • HikeArizona.COM

Ford Canyon Trail - White Tank Mountains, AZ

	2023-02-03
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Ford Canyon Trail - White Tank Mountains

Phoenix, AZ

Ford Canyon Trail - White Tank Mountains

Phoenix, AZ

Hiking	9.00 Miles

Hiking	9.00 Miles

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Waddell Trail

Mesquite Canyon Trail - White Tank Mountains

Willow Canyon - White Tank Mountains

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This is a great moderate loop given how close it is to NW metro Phoenix (if that's relevant).

Waddell trail was rather generic, but went by quickly. Ford Canyon ended up being interesting far longer than I thought, and the light class 2 scrambles worked in made it engaging to move through as well. It was worth stepping a little off trail over to some rocky viewpoints to look down into it on the steeper part of the ascent. We saw two decent sized herds of deer - one around the "back" of the loop, and another just past willow spring which was a neat location.

The scattered stonework around willow spring was interesting - most of it decipherable but some of it a bit more obscure. The old walls along the large boulder to the left (as you approach) of the pool were a bit mysterious as they didn't seem like they'd do much unless that area REALLY filled in.

Wildflowers Observation Isolated
CA Poppies along Waddel & Willow.

	Willow Spring - White Tank Mountains	Dripping	Dripping
	Both Ford Canyon & Willow creek alternated between being dry, having some pools, and having a trickling flow.

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