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| no partners | | Ride Report from April 2, 2023.
I rode from the creek crossing on forest rd 57 to about the 1.5 mile mark up on Gibson Trail. I turned around just before the trail begins to drop into the canyon before it's begins to climb again toward Round the Mountain Trail. The trail is definitely grassy and seldom used BUT relative to many of Mt Graham's trail it's in decent shape. For mountain bikes it's certainly a mix of hike a bike and pedaling up. There are some deep rock wate rbar type steps. Also sections where the trail squeezes narrowing through some rock.
However, Gibson Canyon looking up at the high peaks is insanely beautiful and it's incredibly peaceful out there. Even more challenging is finding Forest Rd 57 road off of Swift Hwy 366 to get to the trailhead. Even then in a passenger car the 2 miles or so of road out to the creek creek crossing is slow going. The road is rougher after the creek so it just seems easier to pedal the extra mile in to the trailhead. I'll be curious to try this as a loop starting at Noon Creek on RTM to Gibson and back road #57 and up the Swift Hwy.
The Forest Service has plans to re-open Round the Mountain toward Deadmans, Frye Mesa and on up to Columbine. Trail crews should begin working late Summer 2023.
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