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Slavin Gulch Trail #332
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Slavin Gulch Trail #332Tucson, AZ
Tucson, AZ
Hiking7.70 Miles 1,854 AEG
Hiking7.70 Miles   3 Hrs   54 Mns   1.97 mph
1,854 ft AEG
 
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The making of a perfect day: Drove from Willcox through the Dragoon Mountains via Middlemarch Road and Middlemarch Pass to the west side of the range, enjoying the rock formations and beautiful southern Arizona scenery on my first visit to this area. After a drive across grassland foothills I arrived at what ended up being the "new" trailhead along FR 687 (F.Y.I. the Coronado National Forest's webpage for Slavin Gulch Trail is incorrect with respect to trail distance and west trailhead location). I immediately knew this was going to be a sweet hike when I started up Slavin Gulch. It didn't disappoint! I only saw one couple coming down as I was going up, although this side of the Dragoons was brimming with people on this rather warm January day. Arriving at the Abril Mine, the easily followed trail promptly gave out. Not feeling that I had truly conquered the trail (as written on the C.N.F. webpage, at least), I chose to claw my way up the nasty slope up to FR 345A. I regretted this decision until I reached the road and noticed the view :) Coming down was a little easier, as there was a somewhat better (but no less pants-ripping) route leading down from the end of FR 345A. I mastered a "scree slope glisade" down the mine tailings, which worked out quite well. Once back at the mine, I hauled it down the trail, and was able to catch a few sunset shots on the Dragoon cliffs. My return hike time from the Abril Mine to the west TH was 1 hour, 5 minutes, including photo stops. Since I was in the area, of course, I had to make a visit to Tombstone. Everything was closed at 7:00 on a Sunday night, but that made for a great photo-op of the historic district.
My opinion: Cochise Stronghold and Slavin Gulch Trail are the two best hikes in the Dragoon Mountains.
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"…you never know when a hike might break out" -Jim Gaffigan
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