Red Hills - AZT #24 Photoset • BiFrost • 2023-10-07 • HikeArizona.COM

Red Hills - AZT #24, AZ

	2023-10-07
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Red Hills - AZT #24

Payson, AZ

Red Hills - AZT #24

Payson, AZ

Backpack	23.50 Miles	4,766 AEG

Backpack	23.50 Miles	2 Days
	4,766 ft AEG

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North Peak Trail #24

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Started about 8am from Mineral Springs TH up the North Peak Trail. North Peak Trail has been cleared over the past several years so it's much easier to follow than in the past, but it's still really steep. Eventually we made it to The Park and took a break.

After the break the goal was to head north bound on AZT/Mazatzal Divide to just past the City Creek Trail junction. We are stewards for the AZT section from City Creek to Brush Spring so we wanted to check out our section for trail conditions and any needed work. There is a nice ponderosa section below the City Creek Trail junction and setup camp there before day hiking over to Brush Spring.

It was nice to drop the backpacks and put on day packs. Continuing north bound towards Brush Spring and checking out the trail. Eventually we made it to Brush Spring and went down to the actual spring which is a little off the trail. Spring was not as full as I've seen it but there were some ok pools just below the spring area. We filtered a couple of liters before heading back towards camp about 4 miles one way.

On the way back it started to get dark but I did remember before camp there were some good pools just off the trail. With the good water we decided to filter all our water for rest of weekend. After that it was just about 1/4 mile to camp and time to relax.

Next morning had a leisurely wake up. After packing up we headed up to the City Creek Trail junction and dropped packs to do a little bit of brushing from the junction downhill on the trail. Spent a couple of hours brushing but still more to be done on that slope north bound. Then we just had to hike back out to The Park and down North Peak Trail. Good recon of the trail and what needs to be done!

Fauna

Fauna [ checklist ]

[ checklist ] Arizona Black Rattlesnake

	Brush Spring	Quart per minute	Quart per minute
	spring seemed a bit low but the there were a couple of good pools just below the spring

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